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Talk:Transformers One (film)

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DISCUSSION ON CONTINUITY PLACEMENT IS CURRENTLY ONGOING [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal#Transformers One and the conversation we've all been waiting for|HERE]].

==Caption theme==
Just putting it out there - the caption theme for this page HAS to be quotes from the 2007 movie, right? Bring us full circle? --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 21:09, 27 April 2023 (EDT)
:For once, I think TFTM would be an appropriate theme. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 22:17, 27 April 2023 (EDT)
::We already do that on the '07 page. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:30, 27 April 2023 (EDT)
:Some sort of prequel film - Revenge of the Sith, maybe, if a third Star Wars movie isn't pushing it. But we've only just gotten a cast and a reminder that this is still happening, it's too early to make a real call. [[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 03:24, 28 April 2023 (EDT)
::I have an idea, captions from ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''. Considering that this movie is getting the same treatment for the cast as that movie did. Energizier 02:25, 3 July 2023 (EDT)
:::Brought this up on the Discord and am now bringing it up here. My suggestion for a caption theme is one even more thematically appropriate than Revenge of the Sith in regards to the friendship and falling out of Orion and D-16: '''The Prince of Egypt'''. ''[None of the following are spoilers as we could tell all of this from the trailers:]'' It even has an oppressed people working as forced labor by a corrupt authority, and the lead protagonist being divinely chosen to be the new leader and liberator of the oppressed. The movie's full of quotable lines. And quotable lyrics, being a musical too (It's the greatest animated movie DreamWorks has ever made, IMHO). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 01:59, 17 September 2024 (EDT)
::::Seconded! --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 02:58, 17 September 2024 (EDT)
:::::Sounds good to me. --[[User: PublicCrown|PublicCrown]] ([[User talk: PublicCrown|talk]]) 9:05, 17 September 2024 (EDT)
::::::I was thinking of doing that myself. --[[User:Cydra|Cydra]] ([[User talk:Cydra|talk]]) 09:56, 17 September 2024 (EDT)
:::::::Agree. Can we already start writing quotes from it?--[[User: Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk: Grievous Prime|talk]]) 10:26, 17 September 2024 (EDT)
::::::::I do still think 2007 quotes are funny, but I don't hate this. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 10:41, 17 September 2024 (EDT)
:::::::::While having 07 quotes would be funny and brings us back to the start of the movie side (many scenes could easily have the "You left me no choice, brother," caption), given that Transformers has evolved into mythological and biblical storytelling but with Cars, Robots, and Primes, having a Prince of Egypt theme for the captions is absolutely fitting. [[User:Singularity|Singularity]] ([[User talk:Singularity|talk]]) 12:31, 19 September 2024 (EDT)

==Split characters?==
Just based on the trailer that just dropped, this film's aesthetic and characterisations are radically different from the two live action movie continuities, so should the characters be considered separate and given new pages (example; Optimus Prime (One), Sentinel Prime (One), etc) rather than share them with the already established film character pages? --[[User:Prime Temple|Prime Temple]] ([[User talk:Prime Temple|talk]]) 22:23, 20 April 2023 (EDT)
:No. The difference in characterisations is probably intentional as part of it being a prequel, with them changing dramatically over time. That and the art style do not overwrite the fact that the film is being treated by official sources as a prequel to the already existing films. We can note where details may not line up but unless the creators say otherwise they're considered the same characters here. [[User:Indridcold13|Indridcold13]] ([[User talk:Indridcold13|talk]]) 07:36, 20 April 2024 (EDT)
::Also, there is no such thing as "two live action movie continuities". We already covered a lot this whole topic since 2018. See [[Misconceptions_and_urban_legends_about_Transformers#Bumblebee|here]]. [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 09:06, 20 April 2024 (EDT)
: No. For the billionth time, that's not how this wiki works. Characters are split up by ''major real world franchise'', not "piece of media's internal continuity (or lack thereof)". Otherwise we'd be splitting out every single character's comic-vs-cartoon selves, among other useless divisions that'd only make this wiki more bloated and hard to find information on. And as noted above, this movie is being treated by the makers of ALL these movies as a prequel to said movies. In the RARE instances of "internal" splits (like Wheeljack), those came WELL after the actual piece of media was released, and after a LOT of talk from the makers of said films as to whether or not those are the same characters or not. Not based on "vibes" from a single trailer months before we knew anything of actual substance. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:10, 20 April 2024 (EDT)

I don't really wade into these discussions anymore but my feelings are that as long as Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg remain executive producers, there's really no point to it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:36, 20 April 2024 (EDT)

I see that a lot of new characters have been added, but I don’t see a source. [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 14:36, 26 July 2024 (EDT)

:Hi there folks! As Di Bonaventura confirmed the movie is not directly connected to the live action series but it still has some ties with them (and future movies will as well) I've just created [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/One|a possible page format for Optimus Prime]] that could be applied to the other characters who appeared/will appear in this universe. I took inspiration from the IDW/Marvel Comics style of division you made for the G1 characters in their respective pages. To put it simple: same continuity family, different universe. Keep in mind I wrote it as nothing more than an example/experiment (not as anything definitive) so we could discuss how to treat each character of the ''One universe'' individually in relation to the rest of the movie family. I see no problem in deleting the page if necessary. (Sorry if I made some grammar mistakes - english is not my first language). I'll post the link here again for more clarity: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/One]]. [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]), 14 September 2024
::If we're doing this, we're not going to bother with suites. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 23:33, 14 September 2024 (EDT)
:::Ok, may I ask you why? :) I think it's a great division what you made with the G1 characters. And I suppose it could work as well with the One characters as they are still technically movie characters made by the same studio responsible for the other films. Just animated instead of live-action [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]), 23:36, 14 September 2024
:::Of course I understand if that's the case, suites would be made only for major, prominent ''big one'' characters who have a lot to do plot-wise, not cameos and/or secondary characters like [[Sunstreaker (ROTF)|Sunstreaker]]. [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]), 23:43, 14 September 2024
:::I also made [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Megatron_(Movie)&oldid=1783486 this edit] for an alternative way without the use of suites. Lemme know what you think!:) [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]), 23:53, 14 September 2024
::::I mean we're just going to use "(One)" articles. This is overcomplicating things. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:32, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
::::We haven't even decided yet if the One characters are going to still be classified as "movie continuity family" or split off to entirely separate pages. And even if we do keep them grouped together, we wouldn't suite them off; that has NEVER been what suites are for. Suites are only to be implemented when a section of a page is so big that it overwhelms the page, something that ''absolutely '''does not''''' apply to the One characters right now. Everybody please, for the love of all that is holy, stop jumping the gun. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 02:17, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
:::::THANK YOU. Oy. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 03:22, 15 September 2024 (EDT)
::::::I didn't jump on any gun. Did you read what I wrote? I never intended for my edits to be definitive in any way. Those were really just examples I submitted to your attention in order to discuss it civilly together. [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Megatron_(Movie)&oldid=1783486 I did edits to Megatron page as well] which didn't include any suites as Cyberlink previously explained in this very discussion that we can leave the One characters in the same page of their Movie namesakes just in separate sections below the live-action area as part of the same continuity '''''family''''', similar to how characters in Marvel G1, Cartoon G1 and IDW 2005 G1 share a page despite being separate universes. If I ever wanted to, as you say, "jump on the gun" I would have already made extensive edits and/or add suites for every One characters in the first place without the general consense. I even explained how I was ok with my edits being reverted and I even proposed an alternative suite-less solution (again see Megatron page), so I don't really understand all the animosity here. [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]), 05:53, 15 September 2024

A formal discussion has been opened [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal#Transformers One and the conversation we've all been waiting for|here]], please weigh in with your thoughts. [[User:Locoman|Locoman]] ([[User talk:Locoman|talk]]) 08:59, 15 September 2024 (EDT)

==New Continuity Confirmed==
Josh Cooley himself has confirmed that One is its own continuity, and not part of the live action film series. https://twitter.com/CooleyUrFaceOff/status/1817235351095894510
[[User:Jmcdavid|Jmcdavid]] ([[User talk:Jmcdavid|talk]]) 16:49, 27 July 2024 (EDT)
:We're still choosing to wait until the movie is out and we have the full picture to make the decision how to organize things. Even if it's a new continuity, which is likely where things will end up, we may still choose to keep it as part of the same continuity '''''family''''', similar to how characters in Marvel G1 and Cartoon G1 share a page despite being separate continuities. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 17:20, 27 July 2024 (EDT)
: Really tired of this dance. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:36, 27 July 2024 (EDT)
: Marvel G1 and Cartoon G1 are part of the family due to shared characters and aesthetic. One is a potpourri of aesthetics, with radically different stories from the tie-in comics for the Bay films, and characters like Airachnid who originated from different continuities. Stop trying to make the Bay films an all-consuming black hole for other Transformers films. [[User:Jmcdavid|Jmcdavid]] ([[User talk:Jmcdavid|talk]]) 17:47, 27 July 2024 (EDT)
::G1 as we categorize it is also a potpourri of aesthetics at this point. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:49, 27 July 2024 (EDT)
:::Unless a bunch of Movieverse characters die and stay dead through the end of One, I don't see how there's anything that would be strong enough to make us knock it out of the already very self-contradicting Movieverse. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 18:03, 27 July 2024 (EDT)
::Thank you for admitting that this isn't about following how the wiki has organized things for nearly two decades, but "wah Michael Bay". --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 18:12, 27 July 2024 (EDT)
:Same Josh Cooley that on April 18 when asked whether the film is a fresh start, a prequel to the live-action films, or its own thing, replied with: "yes to all of the above" https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status. For God's sake stop. Just stop. If we'd categorize the medias solely based on our opinions and/or feelings there would be billions, no wait - '''trillions''', of continuities. Have you seen how many errors, discrepancies and changes of aesthetic there are in the G1 tv series? Then every single episode of the cartoon should be in its own separate canon. Like every studio Hollywood doesn't care about logic, just one thing: money. They kept elements of both the Bay and Knight/Caple movies. The change of aesthetic is irrelevant as much as it was for Origins Wolverine and First Class back in the 2010s for the X-Men movies. [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 10:52, 30 July 2024 (EDT)
:There's a difference between a change in general aesthetic and a simple animation error. Also, in a now deleted tweet, [https://twitter.com/SixoTF Sixo] and the [https://twitter.com/Triple_Takeover Triple Takeover podcast] talked to Lorenzo and he was very clear and on board with the movie being in a new continuity. The fact it was deleted makes things complicated, but I saved screenshots of the whole thing. -[[User:Trashatron|Trashatron]] ([[User talk:Trashatron|talk]]) 19:01, 30 July 2024 (EDT)
::The Aligned continuity changed its "general aesthetic" with every single series, but we don't claim they're irreconcilable just because ''Prime'' looks different from ''Rescue Bots''. I'm another vote in favor of waiting for the movie to actually come out so we can see how much it actually contradicts before we do anything. Also, if you have evidence someone said a relevant thing, post it. Just saying you have screenshots and then not presenting them does nothing to forward your case. --[[User:Ookalf|Ookalf]] ([[User talk:Ookalf|talk]]) 19:39, 30 July 2024 (EDT)
::I'll join the discord and post them later. Also, the trailers show the Tomb of the Primes ON Cybertron, meaning they're already dead. Look at the Matrix of Leadership, too. They both can't be on Earth at the same time, since Earth hasn't even formed yet. You can tell at a glance TFOne isn't connected to anything. -[[User:Trashatron|Trashatron]] ([[User talk:Trashatron|talk]]) 20:17, 30 July 2024 (EDT)
::Again, every continuity error is irrelevant as long as the makers of the movies (who share intellectual property with Hasbro, and have a higher saying on the matter than us) treat the final product as part of an already established series. One thing is having a [[personal canon]] supported by fan theories, the other thing is blatantly spreading false and un-confirmed information. I'd like to remember that this wiki is NOT an official website created and supported by either Hasbro and/or Paramount. As such we have literally no right to decide what's canon or not on our own. What we ''can do'' however is writing a specific section in the movie's page where we describe all the inconsistencies and odd creative choices made by Hasbro/Paramount that make hard to see the series as a consistent universe as a whole. Just like we did [[Bumblebee_(film)#Continuity_notes|here]] and [[Transformers:_Rise_of_the_Beasts_(film)#Continuity_notes|here]]. [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 20:38, 30 July 2024 (EDT)

Why is it labelled as Live Action? Isn't it animated CGI? [[User:Gwl|GWL]] ([[User talk:Gwl|talk]]) 11:23, 20 August 2024 (EDT)
:Just finished. Score 1 for not bayverse: someone who is supposed to survive in it died (can't disclose for spoiler reasons).[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 04:48, 14 September 2024 (EDT)
::'''Movie 1:''' The [[AllSpark]] is the Transformers' source of life, Megatron started the War in order to take control of the cube and Bumblebee talks at the end of [[Mission City]] battle - '''AOE:''' the Transformers are artificially built by the "[[Creator]]s", '''ROTF:''' [[The Fallen]] started the War because he wanted to harvest energon on inhabited worlds, '''TLK:''' Optimus states he didn't hear Bee's voice since they left Cybertron together (which ironically ties up with 2018's ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie intro sequence).
::I mean, this movie series has always been full of contradictions ''especially'' under Bay's era. I don't think doing a score of how many times they broke continuity is of any help. We could go on for all day. As for now, I suggest to stick to official statements made by Cooley and Di Bonaventura themselves and to wait for more people to see it and hear the other editors' opinion on the matter as well. [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 06:21, 14 September 2024 (EDT)
:::True, admittedly I probably just posted this because I had to flush it out of my system.[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 07:08, 14 September 2024 (EDT)
::::Please, man. I invite you to think before adding something just for the sake of doing it. [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 07:41, 14 September 2024 (EDT)

== Characters list ==

I feel like we should maybe wait for the movie to come out before confirming characters inside this movie, in case some of the trailer clips are either a) deleted scenes b) just generics dressed as G1 characters to either troll us or just be something for the fandom to go hunt for like the Mario movie.[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 19:15, 20 August 2024 (EDT)
:These characters are all seen and/or named in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtydsGqfda8 an official clip uploaded by Paramount Brasil]. We didn't get them from a trailer. [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 19:41, 20 August 2024 (EDT)
::Yeah but I'm still very sceptical. If anything, using a nameless template on the new characters makes me feel more comfortable due to how speculative it feels to me.

....or maybe I should just relent and accept the truth that it is them, as my own anxiety about what I said and their impact creeped up on my back...[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 19:56, 20 August 2024 (EDT) (edited 20:06, 20 August 2024 (EDT))

::: Yeah, I think it's best we drop this conversation entirely, it's giving me undue amounts of stress and gonna make me unable to watch the movie as a result.[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 20:46, 20 August 2024 (EDT)

I'm sorry, I'm not sure that dropping the conversation entirely is on the table. You neutered a huge character list of confirmed characters because of your stress? Come on. I say this as someone diagnosed with clinical anxiety.... this isn't that big of a deal. It's a movie. We got a clip that confirmed certain characters. We should add them. I don't see how any of this should be affecting you negatively. We definitely shouldn't be purposefully leaving articles about major releases incomplete because of it. --[[User:LordGigaIce|LordGigaIce]] ([[User talk:LordGigaIce|talk]]) 13:23, 21 August 2024 (EDT)
:The list wasn't removed due to any user's stress, it's because not all the information was fully verifiable. While some characters are clearly visible, others are only names on a list and can't be distinguished from the crowd; we generally don't log characters that are only mentioned but don't actually appear. Besides, nothing saying we can't hit revert and bring it back after the movie comes out, but we'd rather have an incomplete list than one with inaccurate information. (Incidentally, now that people are getting early screenings and leaked information is getting out there, we'll likely be locking the page soon until release day, as we've done with past movie articles, as a courtesy to other readers who don't want the movie spoiled before it's actually released.) -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:09, 21 August 2024 (EDT)
::Ok, but I'd like to remember you that there are a lot of pages on this wiki about characters who barely made an appearence (either by a quick cameo or a simple name on a screen) in the various media. Like the Autobots depicted in the[[Heroes of Cybertron]] trading card series which Wedge owns in Rescue Bots Academy, [[Tuneup]], [[Megatron (SG BB)|SG Movie Megatron]], [[Waspinator (ROTB)|ROTB Waspinator]] etc. I agree with you about waiting until the movie's release to add the new characters but still, I wouldn't delete their pages either. -- [[User:Grievous Prime|Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 18:11, 21 August 2024 (EDT)
:::I think to split the difference let's just apply noname-nickname to all the "supposed" new character cameos who have pictures then decide what to do with them when the films home media comes out (logic being people can rewind and double check unlike in a cinema where they can't do that), as for the ones that are just names, well, I've got nothing.[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 20:24, 22 August 2024 (EDT)
::::Hey, now that the film's out, what are we gonna do about the racers from the Iacon 5000 from that clip? [[User:B-Master2020|B-Master2020]] ([[User talk:B-Master2020|talk]]) 20:43, 20 September 2024 (EDT)
:::::We're currently working to figure out a way to list them without bloating either the character table or the notes section. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 23:04, 20 September 2024 (EDT)

== Transformation cogs ==

Did anyone catch what bot got what transformation cog? I feel like it was probably possible to track who got what, but it was short enough I missed it. [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 02:33, 8 October 2024 (EDT)

Furmanism

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ZeroSD: /* IT IS OVER -- FINISHED! */

[[File:Furmanismsrod.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|"Rhythms of Darkness!": A Furmanism in every bite!]]
''Transformers'' writer [[Simon Furman]] is infamous among fans for dialogue concepts that are frequently retrod. Such repeated phrases are known informally as '''Furmanisms'''.


==Various Furmanisms==

[[File:Nemesis2-furmanisms.jpg|right|thumb|300px|When indulging in Furmanisms, make sure to find a private area and remember to lock the door.]]

===A SHORT, SHARP LESSON===
*"You will find the nerve center of this bunker and shut DOWN its defenses...while I teach these [[Mini-Con]]s a short, sharp LESSON in discipline!" —[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], "[[Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Fortress, Part 3]]"
*"Think of it, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]...as a short, SHARP lesson." —[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] again, "[[Multiplicity, Pt. 2]]"
*"YOU-- need a short, SHARP lesson, Decepticon!" —[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], "[[The Age of Wrath Pt.2]]"
*"A Short, Sharp Lesson!" —title of main story in [[Transformers Comic issue 2.21]]

===A WHOLE WORLD OF PAIN!===
*"Below the surface of the Transformers' homeworld, below Cybertron's long-disused sewer system, there is... ''Underworld.'' A world of towering, twisted metal ''screaming'' at shadows that ''writhe'' in ''unholy'' silence embracing the ''unwary'' in ''circuit-chilling'' tendrils of mist. A WHOLE WORLD OF PAIN AND HURT." —Narrator, "[[Underworld!]]"
*"Get ready, quite literally... for a whole WORLD of pain!" —[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], "[[Dark Shadows!]]"
*"Because out there it's a world of PAIN and HURT and we just weren't ready..." —[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[The War Within issue 1|''The War Within'' #1]]
*"It's about PAIN, Megatron... here's a whole WORLD of it!" —[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] again, [[The War Within issue 3|''The War Within'' #3]]
*"Somewhere else...a world of PAIN." —Narration, "[[Abduction]]"
*"I see a frightened little girl...in a ''world'' of hurt and pain." —Social worker in reference to [[Verity Carlo]], [[Infiltration issue 4|''Infiltration'' #4]]
*"DINOBOT MONTH! And [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] wishes it wasn't! His quest for a means to restore his ability to change modes takes him to [[Nebulos]]—where an incendiary welcome awaits him. Plus, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wreckers]] find themselves hunted and in a whole world of pain—literally!" —Slightly tongue-in-cheek solicit for ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' issue [[Loose Ends, Part 2|#82]].

===ALL THE DIRTY JOBS===
*"ALL THE DIRTY JOBS..." —[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], "[[...All This and Civil War 2]]"
*"HH. All the DIRTY JOBS..." —[[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[The War Within issue 4|''The War Within'' #4]]
*"Feh...all the dirty jobs!" —[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], [[The Gathering issue 3|''The Gathering'' #3]]
*"All the dirty jobs..." —[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], "[[Natural Selection, Part One]]"

===CAN I DO LESS?===
*"NO! While I function I will do everything in my power to thwart you. As an Autobot I can do no less!" —[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], "[[Target: 2006]]"
*"As long as life remains in me, I will do everything in my power to save him. ''I can do no less!''" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Under Fire!]]"
*"But both [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] sacrificed themselves to save me. Can I do any less than risk my life to AVENGE them?" —[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]"
*"Always lived life in the FAST LANE -- guess you DIED that way, too! Can we do any less?" —[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]"
*"I've stood here and watched humans -- frail flesh creatures -- fight and die for their world. CAN I DO LESS?" —[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"
*"[[Carnivac (G1)|You]] are WRONG! You were ready to sacrifice yourself to save my family. CAN I DO LESS FOR YOU?" —[[Jose (Marvel)|Jose]], "[[A Savage Place!]]"
*"Kup, there's got to be another way! Ratchet sacrificed everything to save us -- can we do less?" —[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]"
*"The real Scorponok wouldn't have turned and fled! He'd have accepted his responsibilities, his FATE! Can I then do less?" —[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"
*"Autobots--one last charge! Those...creatures are fighting and dying for Cybertron! Can we do less?" —[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] rallies the troops with a (knowingly) Furmanism-filled battle cry, "[[Destiny, Part Five]]"

===CANNOT, WILL NOT===
*"No! Have you lost your minds? Megatron must not—''cannot''—die!" —[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], "[[Target: 2006]]"
* "No! I can't -- ''wont'' just accept that!" —[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], "[[The Primal Scream]]"
*"It is time to say ''enough'' to these descendants of ours, to show them in no uncertain terms that we cannot-- ''will not''-- stand by and let them ''remake'' the galaxy in their own image." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Escalation!]]"
*"He's right, but I can't- won't surrender my prize." —[[Packrat]] after [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] tells him to drop the [[Furmanite]]. "[[Ground Zero]]"
*"I cannot...''will'' not...be ''caged!''" —[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], "[[Abduction]]"
*"''Madness''! I can't...''won't'' accept that a single being did all ''this''!" —[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4]]"
*"So ''many'' deaths, so many ''sparks'' consumed. I...I can't...''won't'' let that happen here." —[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4]]"
*"No. I won't accept that. As it is, our shortsightedness has pushed Cybertron to the very brink. I can't - ''won't'' - see it destroyed." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], ''[[Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2]]''
*"''Fate'' — crushing, inexorable — cannot, will ''not''... be held at bay indefinitely!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime's]] narration, ''[[Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4]]''
*"And Prime, he just said to 'forget it', but I can't -- ''won't''." —[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''
*"I cannot, will not stand by and see this world ravaged by ''our'' war, lest it share the inglorious fate of once-proud Cybertron." —[[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]], ''[[Transformers Comic issue 24]]''

===DIE SCREAMING===
*"Infinite possibilities, a Cybertron where I seized power...and you died SCREAMING." —[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], "[[Abduction]]"
*"YOU WILL ALL DIE SCREAMING, IN IGNORANCE, BLIND TO WHAT LIES BENEATH." —[[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], "[[What Lies Beneath, Part Two]]"
*"You can either follow my lead...or die in screaming torment." —[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], [[Stormbringer issue 1|''Stormbringer'' #1]]
*"Once I'm in sync with the primary Beast Wars, I'll free [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], and then you and EVERY Maximal on this planet...will die scream--ing?" —[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[The Ascending issue 2|''The Ascending'' #2]]
*"Unless we act now, Cybertron will die screaming and [[Unicron]] will be reborn." —[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] again, [[The Ascending issue 4|''The Ascending'' #4]]
*"This world, and all on it...shall die screaming!" —[[The Fallen]], [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 4|''Revenge of the Fallen'' #4]]

===DOWN TO EARTH--LITERALLY!===
*"Aww, did I bring the poor Autobot DOWN TO EARTH with a bump?" —[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], "[[The Gathering Darkness]]"
*"Let's bring these latter-generation big shots DOWN TO EARTH!" —[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], "[[Total War!]]"
*"Bring him DOWN TO EARTH!" —[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[The Ascending issue 3|''The Ascending'' #3]]

===FIGHT AND DIE===
*"Better to go, to run, to try — than just sit here and wait to die!" —[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] flips this one on its head, "[[Space Pirates!]]"
*"Yeah. Better to FIGHT AND DIE-- than live with the knowledge that I ran!" —[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"
*"We're Dinobots; we stick together, FIGHT together -- and DIE together, if necessary! Better that than live with the knowledge that we turned and ran, abandoned a comrade!" —[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]], "[[Still Life!]]"
*"What of it? Better to die a warrior's death than endure this ''mockery'' of life!" —[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], "[[The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.]]"
*"Better to die a hero than live as a coward." —Narration, "[[Salvage!]]"
*"Hold still, relic... Better to stand and die than perish in ignominous flight!" —Random Generation 2 Cybertronian chasing [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], "[[Total War!]]"
*"Despite everything, I do not understand why we fight and die for this world." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]], [[The War Within issue 1|''The War Within'' #1]]
*"For years, we fight and die...and for WHAT? To run, hide?" —[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[The War Within issue 2|''The War Within'' #2]]
*"Autobots--one last charge! Those...creatures are fighting and dying for Cybertron! Can we do less?" —[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] drops two Furmanisms at once, "[[Destiny, Part Five]]"

===IT CAN BE HURT===
*"He's not invincible! He can be hurt!" —[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]], "[[Robot Buster!]]"
*"Springer's right! If they can hurt... they can BE HURT!" —[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], "[[Survivors!]]"
*"This is no demon, no ghost! It is metal and circuitry! It can feel pain -- IT CAN BE HURT!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Skin Deep]]"
*"Concentrate your fire! It has FORM, it has SUBSTANCE... it can be DESTROYED!" —[[Mindset (G2)|Mindset]], "[[Swarm (issue)|Swarm]]"
*"Whatever that thing is, it has mass, it has substance... IT CAN BE DESTROYED!" —[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], "[[A Rage in Heaven!]]"
*"Ultimately, Megatron is argonized steel and polymer sinew, just like us. He can be HURT... He can be KILLED..." —[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], [[Infiltration issue 6|''Infiltration'' #6]]

===IT IS OVER -- FINISHED!===
*"To be honest, CHAINCLAW-- I don't know why we're BOTHERING! The war's over -- FINISHED!" —[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"
*"Step out of line, disobey my orders-- and it's over...FINISHED!" —[[G.B. Blackrock]], "[[The Human Factor!]]"
*"Me just want this over with -- FINISHED!" —[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]"
*"I'm warning you, Prime -- Interfere now and the alliance is over, FINISHED!" —[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], "[[...All This and Civil War 2]]"
*"The battle is OVER, done. The victory, as such, is ours." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[The Void! (US)|The Void!]]"
*"Do you not understand? It's OVER -- FINISHED!" —[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"
*"And now... it is time for this mindless war to cease. It is done, finished." —the [[Last Autobot]], "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"
*"ENOUGH! Do you not understand, Decepticons? It is over -- FINISHED!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"
*"And suddenly, in one massive stroke - it was done, finished." —Narrating [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Another Time & Place]]"
*"The war is over, FINISHED." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] "[[War Without End!]]"
*"That's ENOUGH, Kup! It's OVER -- finished! Do you HEAR me?!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Primal Fear!]]"
*"IDIOTS! INCOMPETENTS! I am surrounded by DOLTS! This should have been over, FINISHED!" —[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], "[[Dark Shadows!]]"
*"Set charges. Minimum safety margin. I want this DONE, finished...before something ELSE tries to stop us!" —[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4]]"
*"Your day, such as it was, is done! Over!" —[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], "[[A Meeting of Minds]]"
*"Officially, hostilities are OVER, finished. Maximal-Predacon, we're one big happy family. But WE know different." —[[Lio Convoy]], [[The Gathering issue 1|''The Gathering'' #1]]
*"I'm finished. ''Done''. Like this old ordnance, I'm ready to be stood down." —[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], "[[Old Ways]]"
*"No kidding! 'It's over--finished!' He really SAID that?" —A genre-savvy [[generic]], "[[Counterpoint]]"
* "Well NO MORE. It's OVER... FINISHED." [[Ultra_Magnus_(G1)/Marvel_Comics_continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to [[Galvatron II]], "[[The War to End All Wars, Part 5]]"
*"It is over--FINISHED!" —one of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s many winning lines in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''.
*"When you're under, right in the belly of the beast, you have to ''be'' the role. Anything less, the slightest tremor or waver--it's over, finished." —[[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], ''[[Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1]]''

===IT NEVER ENDS===
*"But it's not the end is it? It's NEVER the end. It just goes on and on- one battle blurring into the next." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Under Fire!]]"
*"And so it ends! Though it never really ends, does it?" —[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], "[[Time Wars]]"
*"It never stops, does it? One battle blurring into the next! Sometime I wonder if there'll EVER be an end to the fighting! —[[Override (G1)|Override]], "[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.]]"
*"Okay, okay. I know I have a responsibility, a duty! But when does my contract expire? When does it end?" "It never ends, Spike." —[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], "[[The Last Autobot?]]"
*"But it never ends." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (opening narration), "[[Another Time & Place]]"
*"The future holds only conflict and mayhem! It never ends!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (closing narration), "[[Another Time & Place]]"
*"I wish I could share their elation, believe that is truly over. Before he died, Jhiaxus mentioned a name, a place. In my heart of hearts, I know... IT NEVER ENDS!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[A Rage in Heaven!]]"
*"As one they attack, Autobots and Decepticons who fought for and against the dream, now united in the pantheon of Transformer myth. Their time, they thought, had come and gone. But some battles... NEVER END!" —Narration, "[[Terminus (issue)|Terminus]]"
*"That should have been the end. That should have been ENOUGH! But no. It NEVER ends." —[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], "[[Escape (Universe)|Escape]]"
*"Even the business of running a bitter war of attrition does nothing to stave off the dark, foreboding, fracturing of my psyche. I see the end. But the shuddering, lurching instant brings scant comfort. For I know, deep down... IT NEVER ENDS!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Stormbringer issue 1|''Stormbringer'' #1]]
*"Oh god - it ''never'' ends!" -Random civilian, [[Transformers Comic issue 14]]
*"Done? I fear, [[William Lennox|Major Lennox]]...it NEVER ends." —[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|''Revenge of the Fallen'' #1]]
*"I forgot...it ''never'' ends." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Natural Selection, Part One]]"
*"It's true what they say... it never ends!"—[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]], ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition]]''

===LIKE SOME PREDATORY BIRD===
*"[[Bird of Prey!]]" —title of Marvel US #62
*"Like some sleek, deadly bird of prey, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] dropped towards [[Yuss]]'s Amprodome — a bowl-like structure housing its treasured antiquities — and dropped the thermo-charge." —"[[The Magnificent Six!]]"
*"I now believe a SECOND menace exists, one that hovers like some predatory bird at the edge of my consciousness." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!]]"
*"Ahead, hovering like some vast, predatory bird on the fringes of Fahl Space... the Decepticon flagship, Twilight--" —Narration, "[[New Dawn]]"
*"Like some dread bird of prey, Megatron would hang suspended in the upper atmosphere, raining lightning bolts down on enemy emplacements while his drone (ground) troopers picked off any who attempted to flee or fight back." —Description of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], ''[[Transformers: The Movie Guide]]''

===NEVER DID WANT TO LIVE FOREVER!===
*"A mere three minutes of air left. Ah well, who wants to live forever?" —[[Hi-Q]], "[[Dreadwing Down!]]"
*"HAH! Who wants to live forever?" —[[Longtooth]], "[[Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?]]"
*"[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]! Oh, well... never expected to live forever!" —[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4]]"
*"Thunderwing. HNH. Never DID want to live forever." —[[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]
*"Oh well... never DID want to live forever!" —[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], ''[[You Can Draw Transformers]]''
*"You think? Oh well... never DID want to live forever!" —[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Transformers Comic issue 2|''Transformers Comic'' #2]]

===NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE!===
*"The X-S class battleship, crew compliment ''sixteen thousand''. NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE!"—Narration, "[[A Rage in Heaven!]]"
*"DECEPTICONS- let's hear the call... NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE!" —[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]], [[Stormbringer issue 4]]
*"No mercy!" "No limits!" "No one... GETS OUT ALIVE!" —various [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], [[The Ascending issue 4|''The Ascending'' #4]]
*"That said, however it goes... NO ONE gets out alive." —[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3]]

===NO! YOU'RE DEAD!===
*"No! Y-you were dead... I killed you!" —[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], "[[The Big Shutdown!]]"
*"No! It - it ''can't'' be you... you're dead!" —[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], "[[Back from the Dead]]"
*"But he's ''dead!'' We saw him die, didn't we?" —[[Siren (G1)|Siren]], "[[Assault on the Ark!]]"
*"But...but YOU'RE DEAD! You disappeared down-- UHHRK!" —[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], "[[Eye of the Storm]]"
*"No! I saw you die, felt your ''aura'' leave its mortal remains! You were ''no more!''" —[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"
*"Noo! It ''can't be''... I ''killed you!'' You're ''dead!'' ...you must be!" —[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], "[[Vicious Circle!]]"
*"YOU did this... but you're DEAD!" —[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], "[[Race with the Devil]]" (cover)
*"No! It can't be you... you're dead!" —[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], "[[Salvage!]]" (cover)
*"Nooo! You're - you're dead... ''dead!'' I saw you die!" —Megatron, "[[Salvage!]]"
*"We're ''not'' stopping them!" / "How can we? They're ''already dead!''" —[[Autobot]]s, [[Transformers Comic issue 7]]
*"You're dead. I ''saw'' you die." —[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Transformers Comic issue 22]]

===POWER BEYOND MEASURE===
*"He is Megatron to the ultimate degree--POWERFUL AND EVIL BEYOND MEASURE!" —Narrator, "[[Time Wars]]"
*"[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] is powerful beyond measure, a ''fallen god!''" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Surrender!]]"
*"FLEE! Power beyond MEASURE thiss one! Hiss light-- hurts!" —A [[Demon]], "[[Still Life!]]"
*"And somewhere in time, as a lone, humbled Predacon runs for his life, he fancies he hears a dark voice, whispering promises of POWER BEYOND MEASURE." —Narrator, "[[Terminus (issue)|Terminus]]"
*"H-HK! POWER...beyond measure, but-- GNN-AAHH!" —[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], "[[Fire & Ice]]"
*"I offer FORBIDDEN fruit, timelost secrets, power...BEYOND MEASURE!" —[[The Fallen]], "[[Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation]]"

===REAP THE WHIRLWIND<ref>{{w|Book of Hosea|Book of Hosea 8:7}}</ref><ref>In an amusing coincidence, this Furmanism appears in [[Michael Bay]]'s ''The Rock''</ref>===
*"Our sins remembered, final judgment pronounced. The heavens opened, and we reaped, I say... REAPED THE WHIRLWIND." —[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4]]"
*"When you posted me to this backwater rock in space, you were sowing the seeds of your OWN destruction! Now... REAP THE WHIRLWIND!" —[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], [[Infiltration issue 6|''Infiltration'' #6]]
*"We saw the signs, the portents--the dark clouds gathering on our horizons. And yet we averted our eyes, pretended it wasn't coming. And in doing so we unleashed a storm of even greater magnitude, one that so very nearly destroyed us all. And now, it seems... others shall REAP THE WHIRLWIND." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s inner monologue, [[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]
*"Now... REAP THE WHIRLWIND!" —One of several generic [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] dialogue options during character deployment, ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''

===SURPLUS TO REQUIREMENTS===
*"Doesn't matter we came through for you guys, almost got ourselves killed in the process...we're now just surplus to requirements, RIGHT?" —[[Hunter O'Nion]], [[Escalation issue 1|''Escalation'' #1]]
*"We have to find him...before whoever has him decides he's SURPLUS to requirements." —[[Verity Carlo]], [[Escalation issue 4|''Escalation'' #4]]
*"[[Headmaster (technology)|HEADMASTERS]]. In evolutionary terms, the next step. Which rather makes you two...SURPLUS to requirements!" —[[Machination]] Headmaster guy, [[Devastation issue 2|''Devastation'' #2]]
*"Truth is, [[Rollbar (ROTF)|ROLLBAR]], we're surplus to requirements." —[[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], "[[Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!]]"
*"Which rather makes [[Punch (G1)|him]] SURPLUS to requirements." —[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], "[[Natural Selection, Part Three]]"
*"You are now...SURPLUS to requirements...world-conquering, Prime-slaying...BALLAST!" —[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], "[[Destiny, Part Three]]"

===THE WORST CASE OF INDIGESTION IT'S EVER HAD===
*"Well, then... I'm about to give you the worst case of INDIGESTION you've EVER had!" —[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], "[[Dark Shadows!]]"
*"READY. Let's give this stuff the worst case of INDIGESTION it's EVER had!" —[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], "[[A Rage in Heaven!]]"
*"Let's give this creature... the worst case of INDIGESTION it's ever had." —[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4]]"
*"A distraction, eh? How about the worst case of INDIGESTION in the galaxy!" —[[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]], [[Transformers Comic issue 20]]

===TIME I MADE A STAND!===
*"It is time for someone to make a stand. Time for someone to fight back. Someone like ME... a time like NOW!" —[[Peter Anthony Morris|Professor Morris]], "[[In the National Interest]]"
*"If I turn away now, I'll just keep on turning away. Sometimes you have to make a STAND!" —[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]], "[[Way of the Warrior]]"
*"No! I've had it with running! I left those soldiers to the Decepticons' tender mercies, I won't do it with you! IT'S TIME I MADE A STAND!" —[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] again, "[[A Savage Place!]]"
*"Instead of running around like headless chickens we should be trying to HELP her! I say we make a STAND!" —[[Thunderpunch]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"
*"They cry out for strong leader, someone to make STAND, here-- NOW! But you turn away, turn other cheek!" —[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[The War Within issue 5|''The War Within'' #5]]
*"Time... to make my ''stand''!" —[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers Comic issue 21]]

===TIME I WASN'T HERE!===
*"Auto lock on — transferring all electrical systems to outer hull. Which means it's time I wasn't here!" —[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], "[[Dinobot Hunt!]]"
*"Time I wasn't here!" —[[Hud]], "[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.]]"
*"Time I wasn't here!" —[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], "[[All Fall Down]]"
*"Time we weren't here, lady!" —[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], "[[All or Nothing!]]"
*"Time we weren't here!" —[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Devastation issue 3|''Devastation'' #3]]
*"Time I wasn't he- AAAARGH!" —[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] just about gets it out, [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 4|''Revenge of the Fallen'' #4]]

===WELL AND TRULY===
*"''Move'' [[Ark-19]]. I've locked out the signal, but our position here is well and truly compromised." —[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Devastation issue 1|''Devastation'' #1]]
*"Great. Doomsday personified on our six...and the ''great wide open'' for company! We're well and truly- " —[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], [[Devastation issue 3|''Devastation'' #3]]
*"To use an Earth expression, the horse has well and truly bolted." —[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], ''[[Spotlight: Cyclonus]]''
*"All now well and truly in the hands of the enemy." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], ''[[Spotlight: Cyclonus]]''
*"Simply ensured that the contents of the cavern are well and truly ''beyond'' your reach." —[[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], ''[[Spotlight: Cyclonus]]''
*"The game...is well and truly ''on''!" —[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Transformers Comic issue 21]]
*"And from there...the ''sky'' is well and truly the limit." —[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|''Maximum Dinobots #2'']]
*"And I'll get the opposition well and truly ''warmed-up''!" —[[Doublecross]], [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3|''Maximum Dinobots #3'']]
*"Yes. We're well and truly compromised." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|''Maximum Dinobots #5'']]
*"If that happens, the toxic-spill cover story the Chinese government cooked up...will be well and truly ''chop-suey'd''." —[[William Lennox]], [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|''Revenge of the Fallen'' #1]]
*"The die, as they say, was well and truly cast." —[[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], ''[[Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2]]''

===WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT?===
*"What's Grimlock playing at?" —[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]], "[[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]"
*"Uhn! Blast it, [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]! What're you playing at?" —[[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], "[[Race with the Devil]]"
*"''[[Nautilus]]?'' But he wasn't supposed to break cover for at least another month! ''WHAT ON CYBERTRON IS HE PLAYING AT?''" —[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], "[[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!]]"
*"WHAT IN CYBERTRON'S NAME DO YOU THINK YOU'RE PLAYING AT?!" —[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]"
*"SMOKESCREEN- What in the name of the MATRIX do you think you're playing at?" —[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]"
*"[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]]! What do you think you're PLAYING AT?" —[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], "[[Time Wars]]"
*"Forget ''how!'' What in [[Primus]]' name do you think you're playing at?" —[[Springer (G1)|Springer]], "[[Survivors!]]"
*"Whaddaya think you're playing at, Inferno?" —[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], "[[Survivors!]]"
*"''What'' do you think" - "you're playing at?" —[[Doubleheader]], "[[Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?]]"
*"''Hey!'' What are you playing at, ''Nightbeat''?" —[[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]"
*"What do you think you're PLAYING at? What EXAMPLE is this for a leader to set?" —[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], "[[Exodus!]]"
*"What do you think you are playing at?" —[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]], "[[Another Time & Place]]"
*"[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]-- what are you PLAYING at? This is a dead end!" —[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], "[[Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Fortress, Part 4]]"

===WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?===
*"If all those Autobots, all those humans, couldn't save Earth... WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?" —[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"
*"Galvatron accounted for the most powerful Autobots around, so what chance do I have?" —[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"
*"In my OWN time I destroyed an entire RACE of Autobots, their MIGHTIEST LEADER! What CHANCE then -- DO YOU HAVE?!" —[[Galvatron II]], "[[Surrender!]]"
*"Even the Mighty Optimus Prime has fallen! What chance then, for the rest of us?" —[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"
*"If even THIS great force can fall, what chance then for the REST of us?" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"
*"Five of us, weaponless, against the whole blasted Decepticon army! WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?" —[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"

===YOU WON'T BELIEVE THE THINGS I CAN DO NOW!===
*"That was just a small demonstration. You won't BELIEVE the things I can do now!" —[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], "[[Fire & Ice]]"
*"But these days...you won't BELIEVE the things we can do!" —[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], "[[Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation]]"
*"Prime...you won't BELIEVE the things I can do now!" —[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], [[Escalation issue 5|''Escalation'' #5]]
*"Not corrupted- ''liberated''! You won't ''believe'' the things I can do now!" —[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Transformers Comic issue 21]]

==Notes==
*Furman also uses repeated sound effects. Grimlock gives a stellar example of some favourites during ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' as he chases after Prime and Megatron. '''SPOOM!''' used to be quite common, although it has stopped appearing since some fans decided it was so awesome that they asked Simon in person to use it ''more''. Thankfully though, Transformers still have a tendency to die with a good ol' '''SHEEAAAGH!''', more than once preceded by a truncated [[Crossblades (G1)|"Got to—"]] as their final words.
*Even Furman's non-canonical works are not immune to Furmanisms. In the [[pseudocanon]]ical story "[[The Last Days of Optimus Prime]]" Megatron uses the phrase "It never ends."
*Furman himself is wryly aware of his frequently repeated phrases, and even refers to them as Furmanisms.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/beasts-shot/ Simon Furman referring to Furmanisms in a post on his blog.]</ref><ref>THE END! Though, as I've been known to say, "It never ends!" - ''You Can Draw Transformers''</ref>
*In the "[[Shattered Expectations (SG)|Shattered Expectations]]" [[April Fools' Day|April Fools]] comic, [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] uses a reverse Furmanism: "Once we have this secret technology the Decepticon insurgency will be FINISHED... OVER!" He later uses it (for real) in "[[Eye in the Sky]]". In later parts of the ''[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]'' universe, the Furmanisms begin getting not only flipped but fully mirrored.
*[[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]] uses [[Fisitronism]]s in his ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs. [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] chides the author for overusing certain phrases, but Fisitron notes that after 331 datalogs one is bound to start repeating oneself. {{storylink|Bullets}}

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2024-01-20T05:40:34Z

ZeroSD: /* Victory and Beast Wars II captions */

== Prime Wars Trilogy should have its own section ==

While it began with short episodes in ''Combiner Wars'', the episodes in ''Titans Return'' and ''Power of the Primes'' run for as long as ''Cyberverse'' episodes. It might've aired on a relatively obscure platform, but it's still a full-on cartoon attached to a large toyline. It's not miscellaneous. --[[User:Leo1452|King Kid]] ([[User talk:Leo1452|talk]]) 07:49, 2 June 2020 (EDT)

==Victory and Beast Wars II captions==

Ok, to me, both of these look like pretty low-grade captions that aren’t informative on the shows, don’t have jokes, and are kinda backhand insults. I’d like to suggest we change them to something better. [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 19:27, 18 January 2024 (EST)
:No. Most of the captions are snarky backhanded compliments, even about the American shows. Victory and BWII don't get special treatment. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:10, 18 January 2024 (EST)
::Then can we be less snarky? (Source of complaints: https://twitter.com/PaperPlaneTF/status/1747760712129343497?t=sPFE8halua37PXOfoPp_IQ&s=19)[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 20:20, 18 January 2024 (EST)
:::Yes, we're all *very* aware. And no. Now everything gets to be equally snarky across all shows. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:21, 18 January 2024 (EST)
::::Yea, to be equally snarky we need to tune them down, that’s the point. The Beast Wars II one is just lazy for that matter. Is there an argument for keeping them rather than inertia? We can make them both funnier and more informative and it wouldn’t even be hard.[[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 00:40, 20 January 2024 (EST)

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2024-01-19T00:27:37Z

ZeroSD: Victory and Beast Wars 2 captions

Cartoons

2024-01-18T22:36:40Z

ZeroSD: /* The Beast Era (1996–2001) */

Throughout the history of the ''Transformers'' brand, '''cartoons''' have been its primary advertising vehicle. After all, in most cases, it's free for the viewer to watch, and is more attention-catching while requiring less "work" on their part than reading a [[comics|comic]] (In theory, at least). Almost every major ''Transformers'' toyline has had an accompanying cartoon attached to it.

This article focuses on the "major" pieces of animation. For a complete listing of ''every'' bit of ''Transformers'' cartoon media, see [[:Category: Media]].

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==A Brief-ish History of ''Transformers'' Cartoons==
===Pre-''Transformers''....===
In the early 1980s, one of the many facets of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]'s "deregulation" push was a change in the rules of how television programs could be used to advertise products in the [[United States of America|United States]], especially to children. Previously, an entertainment program could not be ''about'' a product... yet a show could be "sponsored" (read: owned) by a company with a product to sell, have the company name and product plastered everywhere, ''and'' bring the show to a screeching halt to directly address the audience and ham-handedly try and sell them the company's product. Deregulation pretty much inverted things: an entertainment program ''could'' exist solely to be about a product, but it could not ''overtly, directly'' tell its audience to buy this product available from fine retailers near you and be the envy of the neighborhood. This prohibition even extended to the [[commercial]] breaks, meaning a commercial for the product in question could not air during the timeslot for the show made to advertise said toy.

It's kind of a toss-up as to which is the worse option, really. Overt browbeating, or sneaky suggestion? But toy companies were ''very'' keen on the latter....

(Japan, meanwhile, had no qualms about overt toy-shilling in kids' shows seemingly at any point.)

==="Generation 1" (1984–1990)===
[[File:Mtmte2 shermandam.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''The Transformers''''': This one scene has been referenced ''endlessly''.]]
[[File:Brainmasters victory cartoon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Victory''''': Generally held as one of the better of the Japanese-original ''Transformers'' shows. Like the first US cartoon, we follow an upstanding leader facing off against a force of colorful villains.]]

Jumping on the brand-new "advertainment" bandwagon of the early 80s, [[Hasbro]] teamed up with [[Marvel Comics]] and [[Sunbow Productions]] to produce cartoons for multiple toylines. '''''The Transformers''''' aired in syndication, proving a tremendous success that pushed a ''lot'' of plastic. It even did so well as to get its own [[The Transformers: The Movie|theatrical-release movie]] following the show's second season, though that didn't do so well either box-office-wise or audience-reception-wise. Turns out gruesomely killing off the characters kids were hoping to see kick butt on the big screen is kind of a bad move. A third season of the cartoon following the movie's events aired, but a reduced budget led to many (but not all) episodes having much cheaper, uglier animation (a distressingly common occurrence for any cartoon lasting a few seasons back then), finally petering out with a super-short three-episode "season 4" mini-series wrapping things up. Still, it outlasted most of its contemporaries. The cartoon would be repackaged and re-run in syndication for years afterwards, such as via the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' cartoon that added obnoxious [[computer-generated imagery|CGI]] [[scene transition]]s to existing episodes, but there wouldn't be new ''Transformers'' animation in the US for nearly a decade.

In Japan, "Generation 1" ''Transformers'' lasted a little longer. [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] brought over the first two seasons in 1985, turning them into a single season under the title '''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''''', and it was a runaway success. This was followed by season three, branded '''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010'''''... which completely bypassed ''The Movie''. A short direct-to-video animation, '''''[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]''''' was produced as a sort-of bridger, but did not offer any insights as to the disappearance of faction leaders [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who had been killed in ''The Movie''. Following the end of the imported US run of cartoons (minus the final three-parter), [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] commissioned three more years of ''Transformers'' cartoons based on their take on the toyline, which diverged pretty heavily from what Hasbro was doing with the brand. These series were much less episodic-status-quo in nature, telling an ongoing story with ramping-up continuity, and timed character reveals with the releases of new toys (toy releases in Japan are much more tightly controlled by the manufacturer than is remotely possible in the US). But come the Nineties, ''Transformers'' was on the downslide there as well, managing only a [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|single episode "Original Video Animation"]] before being replaced with the ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' series for Takara-toyline-shilling giant transforming/combining robot television.

By the way, the three Japanese TV series all received ''hilariously'' awful English-language dubs for Asian-market television, via [[Omni Productions]].

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:*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''
:*''[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''
:*''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory]]'' (Japan)
:*[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|''Transformers: Zone'' – "Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!"]] (Japan)
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===The Beast Era (1996–2001)===
[[File:Beastwarsmaxgroup.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Beast Wars''''': A convergence of flukes and hail-Mary plays that is the ''reason any of us are even here right now''.]]
[[File:Newforcesarrive.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Beast Wars II''''': Enjoy some lighthearted fun while we wait for production on Beast Wars to catch up.]]

In the mid-Nineties, ''Transformers'' returned to television in the US as the radically different '''''Beast Wars''''' cartoon, a CG-animated series produced by the makers of the smash-hit ''ReBoot''. Part of a ground-up re-envisioning of ''Transformers'' to save it from complete cancellation, the series was initially viewed with trepidation at ''best'' by the fandom ([[Trukk not munky|rabid hatred]] was not uncommon). But with a (generally) more mature story told with a mind towards its own internal continuity, as well as increased nods and links to [[The Transformers (franchise)|the past]], all told with state-of-the-art imagery that looked like nothing else on TV, ''Beast Wars'' nowadays is seen by many fans as one of the best ''Transformers'' cartoons ever made, if not ''the'' best, providing new concepts that are now held as ''fundamental'' to what ''Transformers'' is as a concept. But more importantly, it attracted an entirely new audience of kids for whom the Autobots and Decepticons meant nothing. This success translated to a huge spike in toy sales, more than saving ''Transformers'' from extinction and propelling it back to a top-contending toyline. The series would even win several awards, including an Emmy(!), and ran for three seasons, starting in syndication and eventually ending up on the popular [[Fox Kids]] weekday-afternoon/Saturday-morning block.

Takara brought the first season of ''Beast Wars'' to Japan in 1997, where it was a roaring success (ha ha), but the show's much slower production schedule meant Takara needed filler before the rest of the series would be ready to air. Two cel-animated series were ordered to advertise their own ''Beast Wars'' sequel series. These shows were ''much'' lighter and "kiddy" in tone than ''Beast Wars'' (which had also gotten a supremely jokey Japanese dub), and the animation quality was... not good. The fact that many toys were considered far too difficult for the intended age group to properly transform hurt the series further, and ''Transformers'' was back in a slump. In 1999, Takara ported over seasons two and three of the Mainframe series as '''''Beast Wars Metals''''', which are considered ''Beast Wars'' at its prime by much of the fandom... but the well had already been truly poisoned, and ''Metals'' couldn't salvage the ratings and sales.

Back in the US, ''Beast Wars'' was followed up with a direct sequel, '''''Beast Machines''''', which boasted a much improved level of CG animation, but its darker, grimmer tone proved to be a bit of a sour note with audiences. The cartoon was plotted out with a definite, conclusive end to the story in season two, and its intended sequel series, ''[[Transtech]]'', was shelved in its earliest stages of development. Later [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|comics]] would follow up on these events, but as far as television is concerned, this was the end of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon timeline in the US. Takara would delay its airing of ''Beast Machines'' for four years, and then gave it only a limited release. In the meantime, in 2000, Takara chose to reboot ''Transformers'' with an all-new series.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]''
:*''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines: Transformers]]''
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===''Car Robots / Robots in Disguise'' (2000–2002)===
[[File:Rid9.JPG|right|thumb|250px|'''''Robots in Disguise''''': Remembered fondly, if almost solely for these doofuses.]]

With the "Beast" shows in a downward spiral of ratings and toy sales, Takara tried to salvage the brand for the new millennium with '''''Car Robots''''', a new series starring modern-vehicle Autobots with beast-bot Predacons, set in the modern age. The series was originally rather vague on its ties to previous continuity, starring an entirely new cast of characters, likely to try and keep as much distance from the prior failed series as possible. Unfortunately, the ploy didn't work, and for many of the same reasons, including a disconnect between the very young age group the cartoon was aimed at and the complexity of the toys it was advertising. ''Car Robots'' didn't do well in the ratings, and the toy sales similarly were disappointing.

Both Hasbro and Takara saw this as a time to re-work just what they were doing with ''Transformers'', and began to coordinate on a new, unified version of the brand. In the interim, Hasbro ported the series over as '''''Robots in Disguise''''' in 2001, airing on Fox Kids six days a week... where it would do considerably better than it did in Japan, both in ratings and in toy sales. The dub was headed up by [[Saban Entertainment]], and retained the original series' generally jokey nature, though now littered with references to prior ''Transformers'' series not present in the original script.

Takara, on the other hand, let ''Transformers'' lapse for a few years, shifting to the ''Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver'' giant robot series for kids, and focusing more on collector-oriented nostalgia lines for ''Transformers''.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''

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===The Unicron Trilogy (2002–2006)===
[[File:Galactic Heroes Cybertron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Armada''''': The start of a very frustrating era.]]
[[File:Cyb ep51 til all are one.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Cybertron''''': Ending the anime era on an okay, if not great, note.]]
Still riding the anime boom in the US, Hasbro and Takara coordinated on the next several years of mainline ''Transformers'' toys and cartoons, with Takara handling the cartoon duties. Now airing on [[Cartoon Network]], '''''Transformers: Armada''''' was another continuity reboot, where the Autobots and Decepticons are summoned to Earth following the reawakening of a lost race of power-enhancing Transformers, the [[Mini-Con]]s. This was followed by two direct sequels, both out of Japan, and both mixing CG robots with hand-drawn humans. All three series ultimately focused on the monster planet [[Unicron]], which would in time give the series the "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]" monicker.

Unfortunately, the Unicron Trilogy cartoons stumbled out of the gate and never ''really'' recovered until the very end. Due to Cartoon Network's stringent scheduling demands, ''Armada'' and '''''Energon''''' were rushed to air in the US with unfinished animation (not that the "finished" animation later aired in Japan was really any improvement, reportedly being animated by the lowest bidder) and atrociously quick-and-dirty dubbing, with there sometimes being a mere 24 hours between "get the untranslated script from Japan" and "the voice actors are in the booth to record now". None of this was helped with storylines that meandered aimlessly for several episodes. ''Energon'', in particular, was poorly translated into English, featured terrible CGI animation, and mediocre English voice acting. The final series, '''''Cybertron''''', fared better with a more relaxed dubbing period (as it aired in Japan first) and higher production values, but the damage had still been done. Despite the cartoons' issues, toy sales were still steady, and ''Armada'' sold well on the strength of its [[gimmick]]s and the popularity of the tiny Mini-Cons. But anime no longer packed the punch it used to, and Hasbro was ready to change gears.

This also marked the end of Takara (now TakaraTomy following a merger) being the company to lead the direction of ''Transformers'' television animation.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''

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===''Transformers Animated'' (2007–2010)===
[[File:Megatron Rising 2 Autobots assemble.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Animated''''': Back on the quality upswing.]]
Hasbro and Takara worked together with Cartoon Network to co-develop the next series, '''''Transformers Animated''''', seeing the Autobots and Decepticons heavily re-imagined in the style of action-adventure cartoons like ''Teen Titans'', a deliberate shift away from the look of the [[Transformers (film)|big live-action movie]] also coming out in 2007. Many people who worked on ''Teen Titans'' in particular coordinated with Hasbro and Takara's crews on the character designs, resulting in toys that matched their animated counterparts to an astounding degree. Like with ''Beast Wars'', the initial response was [[ruined FOREVER|far from favorable]], but once again, the turnaround was swift and ''Animated'' remains a favorite series for many fans to this day. The show did well ratings-wise and toy-sales-wise, running three seasons with some early plans for a [[Transformers Animated season 4|fourth season]] in the works, but friction over scheduling, and a general desire to have more control over their entertainment, would lead Hasbro to break ties with Cartoon Network and start anew.

''Animated'' was brought to Japan in 2010(!), though heavily edited to allow for longer intro/outro segments, plus a live-action shameless toy commercial segment, plus a few episodes never aired at all.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''

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===The "Aligned" series (2010–2020)===
[[File:TransformersPrimePremierePoster.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Prime''''': Put the live-action movies and ''Animated'' in a blender...]]
[[File:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Rescue Bots''''': The longest-running ''Transformers'' cartoon. No, really.]]
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Robots in Disguise''''': May contain up to 80% less Optimus Prime.]]

As part of a big push to become an "IP house" instead of just a mere toymaker following the runaway success of the ''Transformers'' movies, Hasbro joined with the Discovery Channel to form the [[Hub Network]], a new family channel full of Hasbro-funded shows, Hasbro's back catalog of shows, and some actual new not-Hasbro-toy-shilling programming (some of which was actually really good). Naturally, the big name in its lineup was '''''Transformers: Prime''''', the flagship of the new "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" continuity, using state-of-the-art CG animation, with a style and tone that was heavily influenced by the movies, but with ample ''Animated'' influence to boot. The series premiered well ''before'' its accompanying toyline was released, as part of that whole "we're not just a toy shiller" drive. The series ran for three seasons, with a final [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|TV movie event]] putting a "cap" on the whole thing.

''Prime'' was brought to Japan, once again with a more jokey dub (why? when has that ''ever'' worked out for them?) but ''only'' its first two seasons. The show was also further edited to allow space for ''two'' additional overt toy-selling segments. Some of the third-season ''Beast Hunters'' toys were ported to Japan, but under the banner of the '''''Triple Combination: Transformers Go!''''' toyline, which also had a cartoon... but ''not'' on television. Instead, the ''Go!'' cartoon, a mix of CG with traditional animation, was released on single-episode DVDs packed in with two different boys' magazines in later 2013 through early 2014, and conspicuously focused on the toys unique to ''Go!''.

Hasbro also introduced the '''''Rescue Bots''''' cartoon on Hub as well, as part of the re-launch of the [[Playskool]]-branded [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|''Transformers'' line for preschool kids]]. Amazingly, this series is set in the same continuity/timeline as the older-aimed ''Prime'', though the fine details take a bit of "squint test" to work out. The series was a ''huge'' success both with its intended audience ''and'' older fans, thanks to its light, breezy tone, sense of humor and consistent writing quality, and lasted ''four'' very full seasons... even out-lasting "The Hub" itself, which rebranded to "[[Discovery Family]]" in 2014. In fact, ''Rescue Bots'' holds the record of any ''Transformers'' show for number of half-hour episodes produced.

With the Hub not panning out as Hasbro hoped ratings-wise, and Discovery Family now severely downplaying Hasbro content, ''Transformers'' moved back to Cartoon Network for the sequel series to ''Prime'', '''''Robots in Disguise''''' (not to be confused with the 2001 series). Though produced by the same animation house, the series looks near-nothing like ''Prime'', using bright cel-shaded CG with slightly lower frame-rate to make it look more hand-animated. On top of that, its story is far lighter in tone, aimed more at the 5-to-11-years-old audience, a sharp contrast to the often-grim ''Prime''. Despite getting Cartoon Network's usual less-than-great timeslots for anything not produced in-house, ''Robots in Disguise'' lasted three seasons with a "season 2.5" mini-series as well. TakaraTomy brought ''Robots in Disguise'' to Japan as '''''Transformers Adventure''''', this time nigh-simultaneously with the US release, and ''once again'' only aired the first two seasons (including "season 2.5")... though at least the show was originally written so each season-ending episode could also serve as a series-ender. Following this, it appears that TakaraTomy has given up on ''Transformers'' on normal television, as there's been no announcements of any new series, imported or original, since 2016.

By 2018, Hasbro was changing its strategy with ''Transformers'', moving towards a "unified brand" presentation with a much more consistent design for its main cast across all media (at least, in the media it had more control of, AKA "not the live-action movies"), including rebooting both the cartoons and [[comics]]... with one exception. The new kids' series '''''Rescue Bots Academy''''' was a direct sequel to ''Rescue Bots'' from many of that series' main writers/producers, with many of the main characters from the prior series returning... but not their voice actors, because ''Academy'' did follow the relaunch suit by moving to a less-expensive production and non-union voice casting, as well as shortening the length of episodes to 11 minutes. In concession to the brand overhaul, previous characters like [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] were redesigned to line up with their concurrent ''Cyberverse'' iterations (see below).

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]''
:*''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015)
:*''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy]]''

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===''Cyberverse'' (2018–2021)===
[[File:Eruption-AutobotsRollOut.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Cyberverse''''': Effectively an online-only show.]]

2018 saw Hasbro push for a "unified brand look", changing much of its toyline and media output visually to a more singular vision of the brand, as well as... less-costly animation production studios and voice-over. Thus, Hasbro rebooted the main "kids" series once again with the '''''Cyberverse''''' cartoon, a ''different'' cel-shaded CG series focusing on [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and making use of Hasbro's Generation 1-inspired "[[evergreen]]" character designs. On top of that, the series moved to an 11-minute format, following the trend in kids' media for shorter chunks of cartoon... plus near-simultaneous (and occasionally early) release online via the Cartoon Network site and YouTube, since the actual daytime Cartoon Network schedule is primarily reserved for in-house productions, leaving most "outside" programming to air in the buttcrack of the morning. In ''contrast'' to most other 11-minute shows, ''Cyberverse'' is heavily serialized, with the events of episodes flowing into one another to an extent not really seen since the end of the Unicron Trilogy. The show ultimately ran for three full seasons before concluding with a shortened fourth season released straight-to-web. While fan reception was lukewarm at first, many were ultimately won over by the show's repeated introduction of new and fan-favorite characters, as well as the compelling story arc featured in the show's back half. ''Cyberverse'' has since been imported to Japan and released exclusively via online outlets, though still not in full.

Meanwhile in China, the ''Cyberverse'' assets got used for an all-new television cartoon originally scheduled for 2020 (''cough'') via [[China Central Television]], '''''Nezha: Transformers''''', a sort of pseudo-crossover with the 2003 cartoon ''The Legend of Nezha''. This series combines the tale of the Transformers with the legend of the god [[Nezha]]...who can now take transforming-robot form, as can many of his allies and enemies. Unfortunately, little is known about this series so far, including what ties it has to ''Cyberverse'' fiction outside of model re-use—and if it will ever actually ''air at all''.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''
:*''[[Nezha: Transformers (cartoon)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' (China)

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===''EarthSpark'' (2022–present)===
[[File:EarthSpark first look.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''EarthSpark''''': Staring at all those "no humans in Transformers" people and laughing in their faces.]]

During the later stages of ''Cyberverse''{{'}}s run, Hasbro acquired entertainment company [[Entertainment One]], who took over production of all Transformers animation. Following the acquisition, eOne began collaborating with [[Nickelodeon]] on the next mainline ''Transformers'' series. (Given Nickelodeon and [[Paramount Pictures]] share a parent company in Paramount Global, it's a bit surprising we didn't see this happen sooner.) The result of this collaboration was the '''''EarthSpark''''' cartoon, first announced in February 2021. ''EarthSpark'' is, in many ways, a sort of return to form for ''Transformers''; it once again features 22-minute episodes, and returns humans to the forefront of the story after a prolonged absence from most ''Transformers'' media over the previous half-decade like ''Cyberverse'', ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', and the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|2019 IDW comic]]. Thanks to Nickelodeon directly co-producing, ''EarthSpark'' was also afforded a bigger budget than the last few cartoons, allowing for higher-quality CG animation and union voice acting for the first time in a ''Transformers'' cartoon since 2018. Originally announced to air on Nickelodeon itself, the series was later confirmed to be premiering first on the [[Paramount+]] streaming service in 2022, alongside airing on Nick. The show was brought over to Japan in late 2023, receiving the usual gag dub as well as returning to TV screens.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]''
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===Miscellany===
[[File:TyphoonTwister-SpeedBotchosen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Go-Bots''''': Not to be confused with ''[[GoBots]]''. ''GoBots'' was better.]]
[[File:CombinerWarsTheFallScreen.JPG|right|thumb|250px|'''''Combiner Wars''''': Occasionally had Combiners in it.]]
Of course, there are many "smaller" serialized cartoons in ''Transformers'' history, most of them either packed-in with toys or released through online outlets. For the most part, these are intended to advertise "side" lines rather than a "main" series, and almost never air on TV... but again, there are notable exceptions.

Possibly the most ambitious of these non-televised series is the '''''Prime Wars Trilogy''''' of short cartoons produced by [[Machinima]], released between 2016 and 2018 based on the collector-aimed ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys. These sequential shorts were aimed at adult collectors, with darker storylines. While big on Facebook, the reception from the more dedicated fan-base, especially those who'd had years of "adult" ''Transformers'' content through [[IDW Publishing]]'s widely-praised [[comics]], was...considerably less than glowing, with complaints of stilted, lifeless animation, sub-par voice acting, and try-hard grimdark nonsensical plotting. A series based on the '''''War for Cybertron Trilogy''''', helmed by the same showrunner and produced by [[Rooster Teeth]], premiered on [[Netflix]] in July 2020, with two additional seasons following over the next year, and got pretty much the same reception as the prior trilogy. Netflix also premiered a comedy series based on the '''''BotBots''''' toyline in early 2022, which featured its own original story almost entirely separate from the traditional franchise mythos, and was generally well-received as a change of pace from the usual fare.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Go-Bots (cartoon)|Go-Bots]]''
:*''[[Robotmasters (cartoon)|Robotmasters]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Universe (cartoon)|Transformers: Universe]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions]]''
:*''[[Construct-Bots#Videos|Construct-Bots]]''
:*''[[How to Ride Your Dinobot]]''
:*''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (cartoon)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Transformers: Combiner Wars]] / [[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]] / [[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Portal]]'' (Russia)
:*''[[Bumblebee's First Life on Earth]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''
:*''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Transformers: BotBots]]''

:*Numerous [[official stop motion videos]]:
::*''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story]]'' (Japan)
::*''[[Kre-O Transformers (cartoon)|Kre-O Transformers]]''
::*''[[BeCool (cartoon)|BeCool]]'' (Japan)
::*''[[3 Transformers]]'' (Japan)
::*''[[Transformers Holiday Food Fight!]]''
::*''[[Transformers Stop Motion Netflix Anime]]''
::*''[[The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Stop Motions]]''
::*''[[Transformers Stop Motion Series]]''

:*Motion comics/storybooks:
::*[[Kid Stuff]] VHS – [[Satellite of Doom]] / [[When Continents Collide]] / [[Jaws of Terror]] / [[Slaves of the Insecticons]]
::*[[Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings]]
::*[[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome]]

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Cartoons

2024-01-18T22:34:40Z

ZeroSD: /* "Generation 1" (1984–1990) */ We could do without the backhanded complements

Throughout the history of the ''Transformers'' brand, '''cartoons''' have been its primary advertising vehicle. After all, in most cases, it's free for the viewer to watch, and is more attention-catching while requiring less "work" on their part than reading a [[comics|comic]] (In theory, at least). Almost every major ''Transformers'' toyline has had an accompanying cartoon attached to it.

This article focuses on the "major" pieces of animation. For a complete listing of ''every'' bit of ''Transformers'' cartoon media, see [[:Category: Media]].

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==A Brief-ish History of ''Transformers'' Cartoons==
===Pre-''Transformers''....===
In the early 1980s, one of the many facets of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]'s "deregulation" push was a change in the rules of how television programs could be used to advertise products in the [[United States of America|United States]], especially to children. Previously, an entertainment program could not be ''about'' a product... yet a show could be "sponsored" (read: owned) by a company with a product to sell, have the company name and product plastered everywhere, ''and'' bring the show to a screeching halt to directly address the audience and ham-handedly try and sell them the company's product. Deregulation pretty much inverted things: an entertainment program ''could'' exist solely to be about a product, but it could not ''overtly, directly'' tell its audience to buy this product available from fine retailers near you and be the envy of the neighborhood. This prohibition even extended to the [[commercial]] breaks, meaning a commercial for the product in question could not air during the timeslot for the show made to advertise said toy.

It's kind of a toss-up as to which is the worse option, really. Overt browbeating, or sneaky suggestion? But toy companies were ''very'' keen on the latter....

(Japan, meanwhile, had no qualms about overt toy-shilling in kids' shows seemingly at any point.)

==="Generation 1" (1984–1990)===
[[File:Mtmte2 shermandam.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''The Transformers''''': This one scene has been referenced ''endlessly''.]]
[[File:Brainmasters victory cartoon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Victory''''': Generally held as one of the better of the Japanese-original ''Transformers'' shows. Like the first US cartoon, we follow an upstanding leader facing off against a force of colorful villains.]]

Jumping on the brand-new "advertainment" bandwagon of the early 80s, [[Hasbro]] teamed up with [[Marvel Comics]] and [[Sunbow Productions]] to produce cartoons for multiple toylines. '''''The Transformers''''' aired in syndication, proving a tremendous success that pushed a ''lot'' of plastic. It even did so well as to get its own [[The Transformers: The Movie|theatrical-release movie]] following the show's second season, though that didn't do so well either box-office-wise or audience-reception-wise. Turns out gruesomely killing off the characters kids were hoping to see kick butt on the big screen is kind of a bad move. A third season of the cartoon following the movie's events aired, but a reduced budget led to many (but not all) episodes having much cheaper, uglier animation (a distressingly common occurrence for any cartoon lasting a few seasons back then), finally petering out with a super-short three-episode "season 4" mini-series wrapping things up. Still, it outlasted most of its contemporaries. The cartoon would be repackaged and re-run in syndication for years afterwards, such as via the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' cartoon that added obnoxious [[computer-generated imagery|CGI]] [[scene transition]]s to existing episodes, but there wouldn't be new ''Transformers'' animation in the US for nearly a decade.

In Japan, "Generation 1" ''Transformers'' lasted a little longer. [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] brought over the first two seasons in 1985, turning them into a single season under the title '''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''''', and it was a runaway success. This was followed by season three, branded '''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010'''''... which completely bypassed ''The Movie''. A short direct-to-video animation, '''''[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]''''' was produced as a sort-of bridger, but did not offer any insights as to the disappearance of faction leaders [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who had been killed in ''The Movie''. Following the end of the imported US run of cartoons (minus the final three-parter), [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] commissioned three more years of ''Transformers'' cartoons based on their take on the toyline, which diverged pretty heavily from what Hasbro was doing with the brand. These series were much less episodic-status-quo in nature, telling an ongoing story with ramping-up continuity, and timed character reveals with the releases of new toys (toy releases in Japan are much more tightly controlled by the manufacturer than is remotely possible in the US). But come the Nineties, ''Transformers'' was on the downslide there as well, managing only a [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|single episode "Original Video Animation"]] before being replaced with the ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' series for Takara-toyline-shilling giant transforming/combining robot television.

By the way, the three Japanese TV series all received ''hilariously'' awful English-language dubs for Asian-market television, via [[Omni Productions]].

====Main articles:====
:*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''
:*''[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''
:*''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory]]'' (Japan)
:*[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|''Transformers: Zone'' – "Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!"]] (Japan)
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===The Beast Era (1996–2001)===
[[File:Beastwarsmaxgroup.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Beast Wars''''': A convergence of flukes and hail-Mary plays that is the ''reason any of us are even here right now''.]]
[[File:Newforcesarrive.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Beast Wars II''''': ''Literally'' a filler arc.]]

In the mid-Nineties, ''Transformers'' returned to television in the US as the radically different '''''Beast Wars''''' cartoon, a CG-animated series produced by the makers of the smash-hit ''ReBoot''. Part of a ground-up re-envisioning of ''Transformers'' to save it from complete cancellation, the series was initially viewed with trepidation at ''best'' by the fandom ([[Trukk not munky|rabid hatred]] was not uncommon). But with a (generally) more mature story told with a mind towards its own internal continuity, as well as increased nods and links to [[The Transformers (franchise)|the past]], all told with state-of-the-art imagery that looked like nothing else on TV, ''Beast Wars'' nowadays is seen by many fans as one of the best ''Transformers'' cartoons ever made, if not ''the'' best, providing new concepts that are now held as ''fundamental'' to what ''Transformers'' is as a concept. But more importantly, it attracted an entirely new audience of kids for whom the Autobots and Decepticons meant nothing. This success translated to a huge spike in toy sales, more than saving ''Transformers'' from extinction and propelling it back to a top-contending toyline. The series would even win several awards, including an Emmy(!), and ran for three seasons, starting in syndication and eventually ending up on the popular [[Fox Kids]] weekday-afternoon/Saturday-morning block.

Takara brought the first season of ''Beast Wars'' to Japan in 1997, where it was a roaring success (ha ha), but the show's much slower production schedule meant Takara needed filler before the rest of the series would be ready to air. Two cel-animated series were ordered to advertise their own ''Beast Wars'' sequel series. These shows were ''much'' lighter and "kiddy" in tone than ''Beast Wars'' (which had also gotten a supremely jokey Japanese dub), and the animation quality was... not good. The fact that many toys were considered far too difficult for the intended age group to properly transform hurt the series further, and ''Transformers'' was back in a slump. In 1999, Takara ported over seasons two and three of the Mainframe series as '''''Beast Wars Metals''''', which are considered ''Beast Wars'' at its prime by much of the fandom... but the well had already been truly poisoned, and ''Metals'' couldn't salvage the ratings and sales.

Back in the US, ''Beast Wars'' was followed up with a direct sequel, '''''Beast Machines''''', which boasted a much improved level of CG animation, but its darker, grimmer tone proved to be a bit of a sour note with audiences. The cartoon was plotted out with a definite, conclusive end to the story in season two, and its intended sequel series, ''[[Transtech]]'', was shelved in its earliest stages of development. Later [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|comics]] would follow up on these events, but as far as television is concerned, this was the end of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon timeline in the US. Takara would delay its airing of ''Beast Machines'' for four years, and then gave it only a limited release. In the meantime, in 2000, Takara chose to reboot ''Transformers'' with an all-new series.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]''
:*''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines: Transformers]]''
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===''Car Robots / Robots in Disguise'' (2000–2002)===
[[File:Rid9.JPG|right|thumb|250px|'''''Robots in Disguise''''': Remembered fondly, if almost solely for these doofuses.]]

With the "Beast" shows in a downward spiral of ratings and toy sales, Takara tried to salvage the brand for the new millennium with '''''Car Robots''''', a new series starring modern-vehicle Autobots with beast-bot Predacons, set in the modern age. The series was originally rather vague on its ties to previous continuity, starring an entirely new cast of characters, likely to try and keep as much distance from the prior failed series as possible. Unfortunately, the ploy didn't work, and for many of the same reasons, including a disconnect between the very young age group the cartoon was aimed at and the complexity of the toys it was advertising. ''Car Robots'' didn't do well in the ratings, and the toy sales similarly were disappointing.

Both Hasbro and Takara saw this as a time to re-work just what they were doing with ''Transformers'', and began to coordinate on a new, unified version of the brand. In the interim, Hasbro ported the series over as '''''Robots in Disguise''''' in 2001, airing on Fox Kids six days a week... where it would do considerably better than it did in Japan, both in ratings and in toy sales. The dub was headed up by [[Saban Entertainment]], and retained the original series' generally jokey nature, though now littered with references to prior ''Transformers'' series not present in the original script.

Takara, on the other hand, let ''Transformers'' lapse for a few years, shifting to the ''Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver'' giant robot series for kids, and focusing more on collector-oriented nostalgia lines for ''Transformers''.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''

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===The Unicron Trilogy (2002–2006)===
[[File:Galactic Heroes Cybertron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Armada''''': The start of a very frustrating era.]]
[[File:Cyb ep51 til all are one.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Cybertron''''': Ending the anime era on an okay, if not great, note.]]
Still riding the anime boom in the US, Hasbro and Takara coordinated on the next several years of mainline ''Transformers'' toys and cartoons, with Takara handling the cartoon duties. Now airing on [[Cartoon Network]], '''''Transformers: Armada''''' was another continuity reboot, where the Autobots and Decepticons are summoned to Earth following the reawakening of a lost race of power-enhancing Transformers, the [[Mini-Con]]s. This was followed by two direct sequels, both out of Japan, and both mixing CG robots with hand-drawn humans. All three series ultimately focused on the monster planet [[Unicron]], which would in time give the series the "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]" monicker.

Unfortunately, the Unicron Trilogy cartoons stumbled out of the gate and never ''really'' recovered until the very end. Due to Cartoon Network's stringent scheduling demands, ''Armada'' and '''''Energon''''' were rushed to air in the US with unfinished animation (not that the "finished" animation later aired in Japan was really any improvement, reportedly being animated by the lowest bidder) and atrociously quick-and-dirty dubbing, with there sometimes being a mere 24 hours between "get the untranslated script from Japan" and "the voice actors are in the booth to record now". None of this was helped with storylines that meandered aimlessly for several episodes. ''Energon'', in particular, was poorly translated into English, featured terrible CGI animation, and mediocre English voice acting. The final series, '''''Cybertron''''', fared better with a more relaxed dubbing period (as it aired in Japan first) and higher production values, but the damage had still been done. Despite the cartoons' issues, toy sales were still steady, and ''Armada'' sold well on the strength of its [[gimmick]]s and the popularity of the tiny Mini-Cons. But anime no longer packed the punch it used to, and Hasbro was ready to change gears.

This also marked the end of Takara (now TakaraTomy following a merger) being the company to lead the direction of ''Transformers'' television animation.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''

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===''Transformers Animated'' (2007–2010)===
[[File:Megatron Rising 2 Autobots assemble.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Animated''''': Back on the quality upswing.]]
Hasbro and Takara worked together with Cartoon Network to co-develop the next series, '''''Transformers Animated''''', seeing the Autobots and Decepticons heavily re-imagined in the style of action-adventure cartoons like ''Teen Titans'', a deliberate shift away from the look of the [[Transformers (film)|big live-action movie]] also coming out in 2007. Many people who worked on ''Teen Titans'' in particular coordinated with Hasbro and Takara's crews on the character designs, resulting in toys that matched their animated counterparts to an astounding degree. Like with ''Beast Wars'', the initial response was [[ruined FOREVER|far from favorable]], but once again, the turnaround was swift and ''Animated'' remains a favorite series for many fans to this day. The show did well ratings-wise and toy-sales-wise, running three seasons with some early plans for a [[Transformers Animated season 4|fourth season]] in the works, but friction over scheduling, and a general desire to have more control over their entertainment, would lead Hasbro to break ties with Cartoon Network and start anew.

''Animated'' was brought to Japan in 2010(!), though heavily edited to allow for longer intro/outro segments, plus a live-action shameless toy commercial segment, plus a few episodes never aired at all.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''

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===The "Aligned" series (2010–2020)===
[[File:TransformersPrimePremierePoster.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Prime''''': Put the live-action movies and ''Animated'' in a blender...]]
[[File:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Rescue Bots''''': The longest-running ''Transformers'' cartoon. No, really.]]
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Robots in Disguise''''': May contain up to 80% less Optimus Prime.]]

As part of a big push to become an "IP house" instead of just a mere toymaker following the runaway success of the ''Transformers'' movies, Hasbro joined with the Discovery Channel to form the [[Hub Network]], a new family channel full of Hasbro-funded shows, Hasbro's back catalog of shows, and some actual new not-Hasbro-toy-shilling programming (some of which was actually really good). Naturally, the big name in its lineup was '''''Transformers: Prime''''', the flagship of the new "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" continuity, using state-of-the-art CG animation, with a style and tone that was heavily influenced by the movies, but with ample ''Animated'' influence to boot. The series premiered well ''before'' its accompanying toyline was released, as part of that whole "we're not just a toy shiller" drive. The series ran for three seasons, with a final [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|TV movie event]] putting a "cap" on the whole thing.

''Prime'' was brought to Japan, once again with a more jokey dub (why? when has that ''ever'' worked out for them?) but ''only'' its first two seasons. The show was also further edited to allow space for ''two'' additional overt toy-selling segments. Some of the third-season ''Beast Hunters'' toys were ported to Japan, but under the banner of the '''''Triple Combination: Transformers Go!''''' toyline, which also had a cartoon... but ''not'' on television. Instead, the ''Go!'' cartoon, a mix of CG with traditional animation, was released on single-episode DVDs packed in with two different boys' magazines in later 2013 through early 2014, and conspicuously focused on the toys unique to ''Go!''.

Hasbro also introduced the '''''Rescue Bots''''' cartoon on Hub as well, as part of the re-launch of the [[Playskool]]-branded [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|''Transformers'' line for preschool kids]]. Amazingly, this series is set in the same continuity/timeline as the older-aimed ''Prime'', though the fine details take a bit of "squint test" to work out. The series was a ''huge'' success both with its intended audience ''and'' older fans, thanks to its light, breezy tone, sense of humor and consistent writing quality, and lasted ''four'' very full seasons... even out-lasting "The Hub" itself, which rebranded to "[[Discovery Family]]" in 2014. In fact, ''Rescue Bots'' holds the record of any ''Transformers'' show for number of half-hour episodes produced.

With the Hub not panning out as Hasbro hoped ratings-wise, and Discovery Family now severely downplaying Hasbro content, ''Transformers'' moved back to Cartoon Network for the sequel series to ''Prime'', '''''Robots in Disguise''''' (not to be confused with the 2001 series). Though produced by the same animation house, the series looks near-nothing like ''Prime'', using bright cel-shaded CG with slightly lower frame-rate to make it look more hand-animated. On top of that, its story is far lighter in tone, aimed more at the 5-to-11-years-old audience, a sharp contrast to the often-grim ''Prime''. Despite getting Cartoon Network's usual less-than-great timeslots for anything not produced in-house, ''Robots in Disguise'' lasted three seasons with a "season 2.5" mini-series as well. TakaraTomy brought ''Robots in Disguise'' to Japan as '''''Transformers Adventure''''', this time nigh-simultaneously with the US release, and ''once again'' only aired the first two seasons (including "season 2.5")... though at least the show was originally written so each season-ending episode could also serve as a series-ender. Following this, it appears that TakaraTomy has given up on ''Transformers'' on normal television, as there's been no announcements of any new series, imported or original, since 2016.

By 2018, Hasbro was changing its strategy with ''Transformers'', moving towards a "unified brand" presentation with a much more consistent design for its main cast across all media (at least, in the media it had more control of, AKA "not the live-action movies"), including rebooting both the cartoons and [[comics]]... with one exception. The new kids' series '''''Rescue Bots Academy''''' was a direct sequel to ''Rescue Bots'' from many of that series' main writers/producers, with many of the main characters from the prior series returning... but not their voice actors, because ''Academy'' did follow the relaunch suit by moving to a less-expensive production and non-union voice casting, as well as shortening the length of episodes to 11 minutes. In concession to the brand overhaul, previous characters like [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] were redesigned to line up with their concurrent ''Cyberverse'' iterations (see below).

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]''
:*''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015)
:*''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy]]''

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===''Cyberverse'' (2018–2021)===
[[File:Eruption-AutobotsRollOut.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Cyberverse''''': Effectively an online-only show.]]

2018 saw Hasbro push for a "unified brand look", changing much of its toyline and media output visually to a more singular vision of the brand, as well as... less-costly animation production studios and voice-over. Thus, Hasbro rebooted the main "kids" series once again with the '''''Cyberverse''''' cartoon, a ''different'' cel-shaded CG series focusing on [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and making use of Hasbro's Generation 1-inspired "[[evergreen]]" character designs. On top of that, the series moved to an 11-minute format, following the trend in kids' media for shorter chunks of cartoon... plus near-simultaneous (and occasionally early) release online via the Cartoon Network site and YouTube, since the actual daytime Cartoon Network schedule is primarily reserved for in-house productions, leaving most "outside" programming to air in the buttcrack of the morning. In ''contrast'' to most other 11-minute shows, ''Cyberverse'' is heavily serialized, with the events of episodes flowing into one another to an extent not really seen since the end of the Unicron Trilogy. The show ultimately ran for three full seasons before concluding with a shortened fourth season released straight-to-web. While fan reception was lukewarm at first, many were ultimately won over by the show's repeated introduction of new and fan-favorite characters, as well as the compelling story arc featured in the show's back half. ''Cyberverse'' has since been imported to Japan and released exclusively via online outlets, though still not in full.

Meanwhile in China, the ''Cyberverse'' assets got used for an all-new television cartoon originally scheduled for 2020 (''cough'') via [[China Central Television]], '''''Nezha: Transformers''''', a sort of pseudo-crossover with the 2003 cartoon ''The Legend of Nezha''. This series combines the tale of the Transformers with the legend of the god [[Nezha]]...who can now take transforming-robot form, as can many of his allies and enemies. Unfortunately, little is known about this series so far, including what ties it has to ''Cyberverse'' fiction outside of model re-use—and if it will ever actually ''air at all''.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''
:*''[[Nezha: Transformers (cartoon)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' (China)

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===''EarthSpark'' (2022–present)===
[[File:EarthSpark first look.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''EarthSpark''''': Staring at all those "no humans in Transformers" people and laughing in their faces.]]

During the later stages of ''Cyberverse''{{'}}s run, Hasbro acquired entertainment company [[Entertainment One]], who took over production of all Transformers animation. Following the acquisition, eOne began collaborating with [[Nickelodeon]] on the next mainline ''Transformers'' series. (Given Nickelodeon and [[Paramount Pictures]] share a parent company in Paramount Global, it's a bit surprising we didn't see this happen sooner.) The result of this collaboration was the '''''EarthSpark''''' cartoon, first announced in February 2021. ''EarthSpark'' is, in many ways, a sort of return to form for ''Transformers''; it once again features 22-minute episodes, and returns humans to the forefront of the story after a prolonged absence from most ''Transformers'' media over the previous half-decade like ''Cyberverse'', ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', and the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|2019 IDW comic]]. Thanks to Nickelodeon directly co-producing, ''EarthSpark'' was also afforded a bigger budget than the last few cartoons, allowing for higher-quality CG animation and union voice acting for the first time in a ''Transformers'' cartoon since 2018. Originally announced to air on Nickelodeon itself, the series was later confirmed to be premiering first on the [[Paramount+]] streaming service in 2022, alongside airing on Nick. The show was brought over to Japan in late 2023, receiving the usual gag dub as well as returning to TV screens.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]''
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===Miscellany===
[[File:TyphoonTwister-SpeedBotchosen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Go-Bots''''': Not to be confused with ''[[GoBots]]''. ''GoBots'' was better.]]
[[File:CombinerWarsTheFallScreen.JPG|right|thumb|250px|'''''Combiner Wars''''': Occasionally had Combiners in it.]]
Of course, there are many "smaller" serialized cartoons in ''Transformers'' history, most of them either packed-in with toys or released through online outlets. For the most part, these are intended to advertise "side" lines rather than a "main" series, and almost never air on TV... but again, there are notable exceptions.

Possibly the most ambitious of these non-televised series is the '''''Prime Wars Trilogy''''' of short cartoons produced by [[Machinima]], released between 2016 and 2018 based on the collector-aimed ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys. These sequential shorts were aimed at adult collectors, with darker storylines. While big on Facebook, the reception from the more dedicated fan-base, especially those who'd had years of "adult" ''Transformers'' content through [[IDW Publishing]]'s widely-praised [[comics]], was...considerably less than glowing, with complaints of stilted, lifeless animation, sub-par voice acting, and try-hard grimdark nonsensical plotting. A series based on the '''''War for Cybertron Trilogy''''', helmed by the same showrunner and produced by [[Rooster Teeth]], premiered on [[Netflix]] in July 2020, with two additional seasons following over the next year, and got pretty much the same reception as the prior trilogy. Netflix also premiered a comedy series based on the '''''BotBots''''' toyline in early 2022, which featured its own original story almost entirely separate from the traditional franchise mythos, and was generally well-received as a change of pace from the usual fare.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Go-Bots (cartoon)|Go-Bots]]''
:*''[[Robotmasters (cartoon)|Robotmasters]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Universe (cartoon)|Transformers: Universe]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions]]''
:*''[[Construct-Bots#Videos|Construct-Bots]]''
:*''[[How to Ride Your Dinobot]]''
:*''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (cartoon)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Transformers: Combiner Wars]] / [[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]] / [[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Portal]]'' (Russia)
:*''[[Bumblebee's First Life on Earth]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''
:*''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Transformers: BotBots]]''

:*Numerous [[official stop motion videos]]:
::*''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story]]'' (Japan)
::*''[[Kre-O Transformers (cartoon)|Kre-O Transformers]]''
::*''[[BeCool (cartoon)|BeCool]]'' (Japan)
::*''[[3 Transformers]]'' (Japan)
::*''[[Transformers Holiday Food Fight!]]''
::*''[[Transformers Stop Motion Netflix Anime]]''
::*''[[The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Stop Motions]]''
::*''[[Transformers Stop Motion Series]]''

:*Motion comics/storybooks:
::*[[Kid Stuff]] VHS – [[Satellite of Doom]] / [[When Continents Collide]] / [[Jaws of Terror]] / [[Slaves of the Insecticons]]
::*[[Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings]]
::*[[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome]]

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{{bigquote|Who can I kill?|Simon Furman's first question upon being brought on to write for ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2002.txt BotCon 2002 appearance]''</ref>}}

[[File:Simon-Furman.jpg|thumb|But... but [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] is neither vast nor predatory nor even a bird! [[Furmanism|What is he playing at?]]]]

British comic book writer '''Simon Christopher Francis Furman''' (born [[March 22]], [[1961]] <ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/interviews/sf399/ Interview at Ben Yee's website]</ref>) is probably the most well-known of all ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' comics scribes, and certainly the most prolific. He wrote most of the UK-original comic stories of Generation 1, as well as the latter 1/3rd of the US comic run, and has been author on innumerable Transformers tales since. As a result, he is often the first, last, and occasionally ''only'' resort in penning ''Transformers'' literature, with a deep involvement in a wide variety of product. He's admitted this has left him typecast and his non-''Transformers'' work gets overlooked, but he's stated he stopped struggling against the association years ago and gives thanks for the opportunities and steady income it's given him.<ref>[http://mindlessones.com/2009/07/20/transformers-terminators-and-the-rest11-questions-with-simon-furman/ Interview at Mindless Ones blog]</ref>

He has also written and created many non-''Transformers'' characters, including [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], "Dragon's Claws", and "To the Death" with [[Geoff Senior]], "Brute Force" with [[José Delbo]], and "The Vigilant" with [[Simon Coleby]]. He was an editor at [[Titan Books]], which published collections of ''Transformers'' comics among other material, and at Tokyopop he 'localised' a translation of a sci-fi gothic romance manga. We're not joking.<ref>[http://link.library.austintexas.gov/portal/Doll-Vol.-1-by-Mitsukazu-Mihara--translation/Bhj0F3bdk1w/ Austin Texas Library entry for DOLL Volume 1]</ref> He was good at it too. <ref>[http://sundaycomicsdebt.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/tokyopops-bubble-bursts.html Sunday Comics: Tokyopop's Bubble Bursts]: "Mihara’s other Gothic works were a popular mainstay of Tokyopop’s Manga line, thanks to Simon Furman’s translation, who was a writer for Transformers. He gave the disassociated vibe of those protagonists such a realistic feel"</ref>

In his spare time, Furman enjoys drinking [[Corona]] and killing off hordes of background characters. And [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]. He's also a fan of West Ham United football club,<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman3.php Interview on Transfans.co.uk]</ref> which perhaps explains his bloodlust.

==Work on Transformers==

{{quote|The Simon Furman of early 1985, when I was first asked to write for the UK Transformers comic, would have probably said "pull the other one" if you'd told me I'd still be involved with Transformers more than thirty years later|Furman talking to Vice<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview on Earth Wars]</ref>}}

Furman almost drifted into Transformers, being asked early on to pitch some ideas when they needed new strip fast; he only had an 'in' here because he'd recently left IPC and joined Marvel UK thanks to his friend [[Ian Rimmer]]. He quickly became ''the'' Transformers guy at Marvel UK, also working as assistant editor for years before becoming ''the'' editor and writing [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters pages]] until 1989 when he went onto just writing the scripts. (It was his idea to make [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] the first letters' host)<ref>[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1]], page 14</ref> Despite this, he hadn't actually wanted to be the editor of the comic after Rimmer as he'd just started editing the new ''Thundercats'' comic; his bosses made it clear he was moving title.<ref>[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4]], page 10</ref> Around 1989, he went on to be [[Bob Budiansky]]'s hand-picked replacement for the US title (as Furman actually knew who all these characters were) and wrote it until it ended. When a ''Generation 2'' comic was wanted a few years later, Furman went back for a year but didn't expect it to last.

His post-Marvel return to Transformers came courtesy of [[BotCon 1997]]: not only was he a guest expected to answer questions he couldn't remember the answers to, there was this thing called a "Beast Wars" they wanted him to write a short comic about. He quickly had to get back into the swing of things. After the Botcon material (and the last episode of ''Beast Wars'' gained via con networking), he'd work for Titan Books and brought to them the idea of Transformers reprints as the conventions he was being invited to proved there was money in it. He would then contact Dreamwave once he'd heard they had the license. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vpunNgHR4M The Great Derelict] 58:00 to 1:02:50, discussing Botcon, Titan, and Dreamwave</ref> Thus, he was linked forever more with the franchise.

Contrary to the popular opinion that he is an outspoken critic of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]], Furman has stated in an interview that he loves the series. He explained that when he was involved with the Marvel comic books as a twenty-something-year-old writer, he thought the show was pitched a little young and that the stories were simplistic and had huge logic flaws, but conceded that he saw them from a different perspective than the generation that grew up watching the cartoon and buying the toys as kids, and so he concentrated on his work, which he believed was more "adult" in tone. He added that, in hindsight, he went back to watch the series and now really enjoys it, particularly Season 2's strong character stories. When he wrote for Marvel comics, he was averse to episodes that dealt with the character back-stories because they clashed with his own back-stories and also caused him to worry that he wasn't presenting the characters as intended. But now he had the freedom to take the series as a viewer and admire the way they were building upon their own mythos.

In the same interview, he thought [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated movie]] was "fantastic", and one of his stated reasons was that "characters died."<ref>Simon Furman's interview on [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Beast Wars'' Season 3 DVD set</ref>

In terms of other Transformers media, he's a big fan of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', saying it's the best cartoon since ''Beast Wars'',<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/a-touch-animated/ July 4, 2008 blog post]</ref> despite a relative lack of violent deaths. While he liked ''Wars'', he stated in an interview that he considers ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' to be too dark for a children's cartoon.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 1|"The Last 'Action' Hero"]]</ref> He's not a fan of the movies either, believing they throw out characterisation and story, though he happily admits he's not the audience for them. He still admires the technical side of the films and [[Michael Bay]]'s vision.<ref>[http://mindlessones.com/2009/07/20/transformers-terminators-and-the-rest11-questions-with-simon-furman/ Interview at Mindless Ones blog]</ref>

A list of all of the issues written by Furman's hand would be overkill; even the list of ''titles'' he's worked on is considerable:

* [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]]'s [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'']]: Furman began his involvement with Transformers as editor and author for much of the Marvel UK run, writing stories that integrated with those coming from Marvel US.
* [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US's ''The Transformers'']]: At writer [[Bob Budiansky]]'s recommendation, Furman took over the US book after Budiansky left, writing issues #56–80.
* ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|The Transformers: Generation 2]]'': Furman penned the entire 12-issue run.
* [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]]: Furman scripted the final episode of the show, "[[Nemesis Part 2]]".
* [[3H Productions]]: Furman wrote a series of BotCon-exclusive stories, including several live-action voice actor scripts, the ''Beast Wars'' comic "[[Ground Zero]]" (the very first BotCon story), and the ''Beast Wars'' text and comic story "[[Reaching the Omega Point]]".
* [[Titan Books]]: while working for them, he pitched the idea of collecting the Marvel Transformers comics into trades, and edited the collections. Titan ended up collecting ''almost everything'' Marvel US and UK had ever done, including being able to get the issues with Marvel characters quite cheaply, ''and'' got the rights for global licensing: at this point, pre-Dreamwave, neither Marvel nor Hasbro had much investment in Transformers! <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSyBtqe67uk Moonbase 2 AA2010 interview], 7:50 -</ref> When the [[live-action film series]] was announced, Titan [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|decided to do a tie-in]] and Furman went on to write almost every issue of the first two volumes, plus a spin-off ''Animated'' issue, for 43 issues in total as of April 2012.
* [[Dreamwave Productions]]: Furman wrote two-and-a-half ''[[War Within (comic)|War Within]]'' G1 mini-series for Dreamwave, as well as most of their ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Energon]]'' comics.
* ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', a book giving an overview of the length and breath of Transformers (toys and fiction) as it existed at the time. The book was arguably somewhat biased towards comic [[canon]] (particularly that which he penned) and, in places, invented new material wholecloth without any precedent in prior fiction. As the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]] was in full swing at the time Furman tended to treat it as the baseline for many of the entries and new material presented here.
* Micellaneous work in the 2000s would include "[[Alignment]]" for the Transforce UK convention, [[The Transformers (Madman)|several]] [[The Balance of Power|tie-in comics]], [[Panini]]'s [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)|short-lived ''Armada'']], and [[Starscream's_New_Body|three]] [[The_Fierce_Fighting_on_Planet_Nebulos|different]] [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe|mangas]].
* [[IDW Publishing]]: He wrote the first five Generation 1 mini-series for IDW's G1 reboot, as well as numerous ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' issues. His IDW run is notable for being the only instance where he has actually created the mythos from the ground up, rather than coming in after someone else had already set everything up. Other IDW titles include two ''Beast Wars'' mini-series and a ''Beast Wars'' guide book, various comics related to the film series, and the belated "completion" of his Marvel (US) G1 run as ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]''. For the 35th anniversary of the franchise, IDW had him write the Marvel prequel ''[[Transformers '84 issue 0|Transformers '84 #0]]''; it sold well enough to get a [[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies|sequel miniseries]].
* ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'': Just when he thought he was out, in 2015–16 he was pulled back in by Hasbro to write the story for the ''Earth Wars'' mobile game. This was his first video game work and he said he enjoyed it as it involved "flexing new creative muscles".<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview on Earth Wars]: "Usually, storytelling for me is a one-off process, after which it moves on to another level—with the artist, or whatever. But this was much more a case of laying out a rough story framework and then evolving and adapting it to fit the game mechanics, and it was a much more collaborative, team process. I always enjoy flexing new creative muscles, and this was very much that. We tried hard, within what could be a fairly restrictive storytelling medium, to give Earth Wars the kind of narrative integrity that owed more to my comics work. Overall, I think we succeeded."</ref> It was still ongoing five years later with him as writer, which, yes, led to him saying "maybe it does... never end!"<ref>[https://twitter.com/SimonFurman3/status/1397450528024633347 Furman's twitter, 8:12 am · 26 May 2021:] "Hard to believe, but @TransformersWar is 5 years old! Many new characters and sagas later... I'm still loving crafting this mini-universe of its own. Maybe it does... never end!"</ref>
* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'': Late 2016 saw [[Hachette]] hire our man to edit their <s>sixty</s> <s>eighty</s> one hundred-volume partwork collecting nearly every Generation 1 comic ever made.

==Alternate mode==
When Furman became the editor of the UK ''Transformers'' comic, it opened up a dilemma, as Marvel policy, enforced by Marvel US editor-in-chief [[Tom DeFalco]], frowned on editors serving as their own writers. To circumvent this problem, it was agreed that senior editor (and frequent ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]] would serve in an advisory capacity on Furman's own strips.<ref>Starkings, Richard "Prophetic Words" in ''[[Transformers: Dark Designs]]'' trade paperback (London; [[Titan Books]], 2002), page 4.</ref>
When an editorial credit for the comic as a whole was required, Furman used the credit "Chris Francis", derived from his middle names.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Second Generation'' Trade paperback (London; Titan Books, 2004), page 6.</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
The flesh creature known as Simon Furman pleased [[Unicron]] with his accurate depiction of Unicron's omnipotent magnificence. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|Letters page for "The End"}}

===Titan movie comics===
According to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], Furman was a [[Maximal]] disguised as a "strategically shaved ape. Especially on his head." {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|#7's Star Screams}} When Starscream captured the Titan offices, only Furman escaped capture and was still at large, with a vast amount of intelligence regarding [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|#21's Star Screams}}

The Autobots, however, were not much nicer. When Furman was writing his alternate universe tale, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] "made sure" that it would have an Autobot-friendly ending... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12|#12's Law and Disorder}}

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====Ask Vector Prime====
Simon Furman was a [[Maximal]] because they had a better dental plan than the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 16/6/2015}} He was identified as a wielder of the [[Quill]], which allowed him to evade [[death]]. [[Vector Prime]] identified him as the one who had charted many of their destinies, which raises a lot of strange metafictional questions. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 10/8/2015}}

===''Classics''===
When [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|an alternate Ultra Magnus]] threatened to destroy [[Earth]] with the power of his [[Terminus Blade]], Simon Furman was stuck in a collapsing building in [[Canada]]. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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==Female Transformers==
Simon Furman has traditionally not been a fan of [[Female Transformer]]s or the idea of gendering Transformers at all, stating on several occasions that he doesn't understand why robots would have women.<ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/ "Arcee-a-Go-Go"]: "Well, I’ve always been fairly outspoken about the redundancy of ‘female’ Transformers (or ‘fembots’). It’s not a sexist thing, it’s just that they’re robots."</ref> Subsequently he's attempted to explain it in Marvel UK (which inherited [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] from [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 film]]) and at IDW, but both stories have been pretty awkward. "[[Prime's Rib!]]" for Marvel said she was built after a [[feminist mob]] had protested about a lack of female Cybertronians, while Arcee's [[Spotlight: Arcee|origin]] in the 2005 IDW continuity attempted "to apply a rationale to the whole issue"<ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/arcee-a-go-go/ "Arcee-a-Go-Go"]</ref> by saying Jhiaxus had introduced gender to the race. That was unfortunately shown by having Arcee as a genderless Cybertronian that was forcibly changed into a female gendered form, traumatizing her.

His insistence that Cybertronians are genderless, not male by default, extended to a post he wrote<ref>http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/response-to-mairghread-scott/</ref> in response to a blog post by [[Mairghread Scott]] discussing other female Transformers in IDW, wherein she stated that she understood that Arcee's origin could be seen as offensive to women, especially those who are transgender. The two authors later talked in private and settled the beef.

Outside of the origins, Furman's female 'bots are written the same as their male counterparts.

In 2016, during an interview with ''Vice'', Furman said they "almost certainly" "could/should" have done better with female Transformers in the 1980s but views it as a different time and audience and that he doubted he'd do it differently now. When it came to the recent work, he said he applauded what had been done "and done well" with female characters. <ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview on Earth Wars]</ref>

==Comic bibliography==
===Marvel Comics===
* [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] #13–21, 29–32, 45–50, 59–65, 74–88, 96–104, 113–120, 125, 130–138, 146–153, 160–161, 164–173, 182–189, 198–205, 213–332
* [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] #56–80
* [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'']] #1–12

===Dreamwave Productions===
* [[Transformers: The War Within|''The War Within'' vol.1]] #1–6, [[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|vol.2]] #1–6, [[Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|vol.3]] #1–3 (#4–6 unreleased)
* [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|''Armada'']] #6–18
* [[Transformers: Energon (comic)|''Energon'']] #19–30 (#31–36 unreleased), [[Energon Volume 2|Volume 2]], [[Energon Volume 3|Volume 3]]
* "[[Perspective]]", from the ''[[20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special]]''

===Panini Comics===
* [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)|''Armada'']] #1–9

===IDW Publishing===
* ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' #0–6
* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' #1–6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 (story by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]), 16–19 (''Revelation''), unrevealed ''Spotlight'' (status unknown)
* ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' #1–4
* ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'' #1–6
* ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' #1–6
* ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' #1–4
* ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]'' #1–5
* ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' #1–4
* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|The Ascending]]'' #1–4
* ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel]]'' #1–4 (with [[Chris Ryall]])
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen comic book adaptation]]''
* ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' [[Old Ways|#13 ("Old Ways")]]
* ''[[Transformers: Tales of the Fallen|Tales of the Fallen]]'' [[Tales of the Fallen issue 2|#2]], [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|#4]], [[Tales of the Fallen issue 5|#5]]
* ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'' #1–6
* ''[[Rodimus vs. Cyclonus]]''
* ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One]]'' #80.5–100
* [[Transformers '84]] #0–4

===Titan Magazines/Titan Comics===
* [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Transformers'' Comic v1]] #1–25
*Transformers Comic v2 #1-9, #11-14 & #18-21.
* [[Transformers Animated (Titan)|''Transformers Animated'']] #1

===Atari===
* "[[The Balance of Power]]"

===Madman Entertainment===
* [[The Transformers (Madman)|''The Transformers'']]

===Million Publishing/''Henkei! Henkei!''===
* "[[Starscream's New Body]]"
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe]]''
* "[[The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos]]"

==Bibliography==
===DK Publishing===
*''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''
*''[[Transformers: The Movie Guide]]''
*''[[You Can Draw Transformers]]''
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]''

===Titan Books===
*''Transformers: The Art of the Movies'' (canceled)

==Voice Roles==
*[[Narrator]] ([[Voice Actor Drama]])

==Convention appearances==
{{collist|3|
*[[BotCon 1997]]
*[[BotCon 1998]]
*[[BotCon 2001]]
*[[BotCon 2002]]
*[[OTFCC 2003]]
*[[OTFCC 2004]]
*[[BotCon 2006]]
*[[BotCon 2008]]
*[[BotCon 2012]]
*[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2009
*C.O.N.S. (2011)
*C.O.N.S. (2012)
*NordCon 2010
*TFcon 2011
*Auto Assembly 2003
*Auto Assembly 2004
*Auto Assembly 2005
*Auto Assembly 2006
*Auto Assembly 2008
*Auto Assembly 2010
*Auto Assembly 2011
*Auto Assembly Europe 2011
*BotCon 2022}}

==Notes==
* ''Transformers'' was the earliest comic he wrote after leaving IPC's ''Scream!''.
* Outside of ''Transformers'', he's worked on multiple comic strips in the 80s to 10s. His most prolific time was 1980s Marvel UK, where he not only wrote ''Transformers'' but also strips for ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who]] Magazine'', and created ''Dragons Claws'' and ''[[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]'' (both netting ten issues, plus a graphic novel for DH). Editor [[Rob Tokar]] would bring him to ''Alpha Flight'', though that comic would be killed off in the infamous early 90s market crash. Outside of comics, he's written for a few cartoons, was involved in [[Rik Alvarez]]'s first stab at an independent toyline<ref>[http://tformers.com/all-this-and-simon-furman-too-play-with-this-too-update/26076/news.html TFformers article on Furman's involvement]</ref>, and in 2012-2015 was the head writer and script supervisor for UK/Canadian co-production {{w|Matt Hatter Chronicles}}. He and [[Andrew Wildman]] created an IP company, Wildfur, in the early 00s to try and sell new ideas they'd come up with<ref>http://www.wildfur.net/</ref> but that quietly died. He and Senior brought out a webcomic, ''To The Death'', in late 2016 (which harkened back to both ''Claws'' and ''Death's Head'') which would later come out in print (along with a prequel) both on its own and as one of the core strips for the 2020s anthology ''Shift'', doing well enough to get a sequel story in 2022. In 2023 he was tapped to write the comic for ''Astrobots'', another sentient robot series by Whatnot Publishing.
* One of Furman's big contributions to the franchise is crafting the Transformers as children of the light god [[Primus]], born to fight the universe-killing demigod [[Unicron]]. How did he sell Hasbro on this? He didn't, he just wrote "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]" on the assumption they wouldn't object if it was already in print! (He told [[James Roberts]] in a 2014 interview that Hasbro didn't seem to notice anyway.)<ref>''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 5]]'', "The Legacy of Furman" feature</ref>
* It is generally accepted that [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is Furman's signature ''Transformers'' character, although a case could be made for [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]. His signature ''creation'' (according to the man himself <ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=42871</ref>) is the <s>bounty hunter</s> freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], yes?.
* He spent at least some time as the writer of the Marvel UK comics letters page, setting the precedent for having a Transformer "host" reply to the kids' letters, but without patronising them. This tradition has been followed up on in [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)|other]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|UK]] comics.
* Chris Claremont, X-Men mega-writer, is one of Furman's key influences in comics: "Mostly how well he managed multiple characters and sub-plots, something I’ve applied to my Transformers work as much as I can ever since". Other influences are Alan Moore's Marvel UK work; 70s/80s sci-fi films like ''Blade Runner'', ''Aliens'', and ''[[Terminator]]'', as well as Assault On Precinct 13; and crime books.<ref>[http://hombreimaginario.deviantart.com/art/Interviews-10-Simon-Furman-130246343 Interview with Transformers Hispanos Forums]</ref>
* If his last words before dying aren't [[Furmanism|"hnng... never ''did'' want to live forever"]], there will be much sadness.
* Apparently, if [[Pat Lee]] wants back in ''Transformers'', he will have to climb over Simon's cold, rotting corpse to do it.<ref>Based upon a comment Furman made at [[BotCon 2008]] when asked if Pat Lee would ever work for IDW Publishing</ref>
* Simon Furman wrote a script for the Auto Assembly 2009 script reading making fun of himself and Furmanisms. He was also present for Auto Assembly 2010 where he provided a Beast Wars related script.
* [[Furmanite]] and [[Simfur]] are obvious enough [[Jhiaxus (G2)|puns]] on his name.
* Due to the impact of Marvel UK's ''Transformers'' on a generation of British and Irish comic readers, ''House to Astonish'' only half-joked that Furman was the underrated influential writer of his generation.<ref>[http://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=3665 H2A: "Holds to Astonish: Mike Quackenbrush"]</ref> Known pros who grew up on his work include [[James Roberts]], [[Nick Roche]], [[Simon Williams]], [[John-Paul Bove]], and {{w|Kieron Gillen}}.

==See also==
* [[Furmanism]]
* 80% of this Wiki.

==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/simonfurman3 Simon Furman on Twitter]
* [http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/ Simon Furman's blog]
* [http://to-the-death.com/ To The Death homepage]
* [http://www.wildfur.net/ Homepage of Wildfur Productions], original properties by [[Andrew Wildman]] and Simon Furman.
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1084210/ Simon Furman on the Internet Movie Database]

===Interviews===
*1987—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPkGN5OaGAc Get Fresh]
*2001—[http://bottalk.com/board/showthread.php?t=115278 BotTalk]
*October 2002—Altered States Magazine ([http://web.archive.org/web/20021111210901/http://www.alteredstatesmag.com:80/features/qanda/sfurman_1.php Part 1], [http://web.archive.org/web/20021114055500/http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/features/qanda/sfurman_2.php Part 2], [http://web.archive.org/web/20021220170307/http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/features/qanda/sfurman_3.php Part 3])
*August 2004—TransFans ([http://web.archive.org/web/20090914233035/http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php Part 1], [http://web.archive.org/web/20090916001247/http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman2.php Part 2])
*October 2004—[https://toynewsi.com/102-4557 Toy News International]
*October 2004—[https://www.seibertron.com/people/interviews/view.php?interview_id=9 Seibertron]
*June 2005—[http://web.archive.org/web/20050608031134/https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/thread75667.html Auto Assembly]
*October 2005—[http://web.archive.org/web/20051222005436/https://comicnewsi.com/article.php?catid=208&itemid=7960 Comic News International] (with [[Chris Ryall]])
*October 2006—[http://web.archive.org/web/20061023113632/http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=8665 CBR]
*2007—[http://web.archive.org/web/20071023034941/http://www.scifi.co.uk/hub/interview_transformers.asp Sci Fi Channel]
*2007—[http://web.archive.org/web/20071021035303/http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=538 Fractal Matter] (with Chris Ryall)
*August 2007—[http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/33678 Ain’t It Cool News]
*April 2007—[http://web.archive.org/web/20070927043424/https://comicnewsi.com/article.php?catid=208&itemid=9670 CNI]
*April 2007—IDW Q&A 1 (questions [http://web.archive.org/web/20070907114736/https://www.idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=705 #1-15], [https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/five-questions-and-answers/ #16-20])
*December 2007—IDW Q&A 2 (questions [http://web.archive.org/web/20120510005733/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=42871 #1-15], [https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/another-quick-qa/ #16-20])
*July 2008—[http://web.archive.org/web/20081117222107/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080725-SDCCIDWTformers.html Newsarama] (with [[Chris Mowry]] and [[Shane McCarthy]])
*July 2008—[https://www.cbr.com/cci-idw-rolls-out-more-transformers-in-09/ CBR] (with Chris Ryall)
*December 2008—IDW Q&A 3 (questions [http://web.archive.org/web/20081209144812/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=5032 #1-15], [https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/its-qa-time-again/ #16-20])
*July 2009—[http://mindlessones.com/2009/07/20/transformers-terminators-and-the-rest11-questions-with-simon-furman/ Mindless Ones]
*July 2009—[http://web.archive.org/web/20110612025753/https://hombreimaginario.deviantart.com/art/Interviews-10-Simon-Furman-130246343 Transformers Hispanos]
*July 2009—[http://web.archive.org/web/20090729035544/http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/100/1006780p1.html IGN]
*November 2009—[http://www.reviewgraveyard.com/00_interviews/09-11-20_simon-furman.html Review Graveyard]
*November 2009—[http://www.scifilondontv.com/audio/Simon_furman2.mp3 Sci-Fi-London] (defunct)
*December 2009—[http://web.archive.org/web/20100425000741/https://geeksyndicate.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/q-a-with-transformers-comic-writer-simon-furman/ Geek Syndicate]
*August 2010—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSyBtqe67uk Moonbase 2]
*March 2011—IDW Q&A 4 (questions [https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/that-ol-qa-thing/ #1-6], [http://web.archive.org/web/20110830031839/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=9505 #7-18])
*April 2011—[http://web.archive.org/web/20110430094502/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/transformers-fans-petition-idw-110425.html Newsarama]
*May 2011—The Allspark ([https://www.allspark.com/2011/05/allsparkcom-interview-with-simon-furman-part-1/ Part 1], [https://www.allspark.com/2011/06/allsparkcom-interview-with-simon-furman-part-2/ Part 2])
*August 2011—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8cKFa2GA1A Auto Assembly] (with [[Geoff Senior]])
*August 2011—[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1eqng2 Auto Assembly] (with [[Andrew Wildman]], [[Nick Roche]] and [[James Roberts]])
*October 2011—[https://moonbase2.libsyn.com/the-underbase-aa2011-interviews-simon-furman-and-andrew-wildman The Underbase]
*January 2012—[http://web.archive.org/web/20120129013041/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36515 CBR]
*February 2012—[https://www.allspark.com/2012/02/the-allsparkcom-interviews-transformers-writer-simon-furman/ The Allspark]
*March 2012—[https://www.freecomicbookday.com/Article/118631-FCBD-Interview-Wildman--Furman-Discuss-All-Things-Transformers Free Comic Book Day] (with [[Andrew Wildman]])
*August 2012—[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1fb8cm Auto Assembly] (with [[Andrew Wildman]], [[Stephen Baskerville]], [[John-Paul Bove]] and [[Jason Cardy]])
*November 2012—[https://www.allspark.com/2012/11/allspark-interview-with-regeneration-one-writer-simon-furman/ The Allspark]
*August 2013—[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1m18hl Auto Assembly] (with [[Andrew Wildman]], [[Stephen Baskerville]], [[John-Paul Bove]], [[Jason Cardy]], and [[Geoff Senior]])
*February 2014—[https://www.cbr.com/furman-shuts-down-marvels-transformers-continuity-with-idws-regeneration-one-100/ CBR]
*March 2014—[https://bleedingcool.com/comics/recent-updates/talking-with-simon-furman-about-the-final-chapters-of-transformers-regeneration-one/ Bleeding Cool]
*March 2014—[https://comicsverse.com/comicsverse-interviews-simon-furman/ ComicsVerse]
*August 2014—[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x24il0m Auto Assembly] (with [[Andrew Wildman]], [[Stephen Baskerville]], [[John-Paul Bove]], and [[Jason Cardy]])
*December 2014—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP3oEJFeBqc Urban Species Studios]
*February 2016—[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today]
*June 2016—[https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/070313/we-chat-to-simon-furman-about-how-transformers-earth-wars-relates-to-the-comics/ Pocket Gamer]
*June 2016—[https://www.vice.com/en/article/mvkjvp/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice]
*August 2016—[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4w1jme TFNation] (with [[James Roberts]] and [[Geoff Senior]])
*August 2016—[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/seibertron-interviews-simon-furman-from-the-past-to-the-death/36232/ Seibertron]
*August 2018—[https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/06/transformers-godfather-simon-furman-rolling-out-on-his-first-video-game/ VentureBeat]
*August 2019—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8hTKMabLyk TFNation] (with [[E. J. Su]], [[Nick Roche]], and [[Kris Carter]])
*May 2020—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwqy-aVR10Y WonderCon@Home] (with [[John Barber]], [[David Mariotte]], [[Sam Maggs]], and [[Brian Ruckley]])
*December 2020—[https://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2020/12/tmalts17 TransMissions]
*May 2021—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vpunNgHR4M The Great Derelict Podcast]
*May 2021—[https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-h8bcg-10434fb Talking Codswallop]
*August 2021—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tye_0Qe57qY Transformerspodden]
*June 2022—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHmQy1rT-k0 Ben's World of Transformers]
*June 2022—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q3q2wYPvNI Dollar Bin Bandits]
*August 2022—[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FpdWAyptjfXB4_o3Vzi1ln05VpW9NeBg/view?usp=sharing TFNation] (with [[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]], [[Jack Lawrence]], and [[Brian Ruckley]])
*January 2023—[https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zVnSGOzfwfIbro02yGhnJ AARGH! MY OPTICS!]
*February 2023—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFMP_J1_-yM Transformers The Show]

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Buster (IDW)

2023-03-18T05:54:03Z

ZeroSD:

{{disambig3|Buster}}
:''Buster is Thundercracker's pet dog from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RID28 Buster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"We named the ''dog'' [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Indiana]]."]]
'''Buster''' is [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s dog, given to him by [[Marissa Faireborn]] of the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] in return for him [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|turning against the Decepticons]]...and possibly to make sure he has someone to talk to ''other'' than Marissa. Buster now serves as best friend, co-writer and sidekick all rolled into one while also forming an unusual friendship with Cybertronian companions [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] and [[D.0.C.]] But she'll always have eyes for TC first, and if there's one thing guaranteed to turn the former [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s temper against you, it's badmouthing his little girl.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Buster was born in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] to a male pug and a female beagle, making her and her litter-mates {{w|puggle}}s. [[Marissa Faireborn]] presented her as a gift to Thundercracker in the hopes of providing the lonely and isolated Cybertronian refugee with a friend. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Buster, Bob, and D.0.C. profiles}}

Buster managed to get out of Thundercracker's home due to Marissa Faireborn visiting him to ask for his services in helping [[Earth]]. Thundercracker was worried by this; Buster could have gotten eaten by bears or [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]... maybe not Sharkticons. She was later with Marissa Faireborn when she threatened the Autobots, interrupting the flow of Marissa's speech with an adorable bark. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

Buster remained with Marissa as the EDC director continued to threaten the Autobots. When the Autobots and Decepticons started to fight Buster was driven mad by [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]'s sonic waves. She later returned to Thundercracker when the battle was taken [[Poverty Flat|elsewhere]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

She had a snooze on Thundercracker's wing. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Thundercracker then brought her along when he flew Marissa to the Autobot-Decepticon battle on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], staying out of the line of fire out of concern for the dog. After falling down a crevice he feared he may have crushed Buster, but she appeared safe and sound to lick his face. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:Helden BusterFreesD0C.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb]]
Thundercracker was telling Buster about his latest screenplay when [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] arrived to meet with him, agitating the dog. Soundwave's offer to "silence" the barking animal sent Thundercracker into a defensive rage until he clarified he could feel Buster's emotions and hadn't meant it like ''that''. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Thundercracker left Buster in [[Sanjay Bharwaney]]'s care before he left to battle the EDC's army of [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] clones, and upon returning got another face-licking as a reward. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

Buster later accompanied Thundercracker back to Bikini Atoll, as Blackrock was interviewing the EDC's prisoner, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} She encountered the Autobot drone, [[D.0.C.]], who had infiltrated the base. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} She then played a crucial role in helping D.0.C rescue the captive Autobots by leading him to a data terminal and later freeing him from a drone transport truck.{{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} Buster and D.0.C. rested with [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] while everyone compared notes. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

[[File:AnotherMine BusterCuteSpacesuit.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|BUSTER IN A TINY SPACE SUIT REBLOG IF U AGREE]]
At one point, Thundercracker read a [[Christmas]]-based "children's story" he wrote to his friends at the E.D.C. [[Ayana Jones|Jones]] and Buster soon made tracks once T.C. and Faireborn got into another argument over his "writing". {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}

When additional Autobots arrived at Bikini Atoll, Buster growled at [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]]'s Cybertronian pet, [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], but hid behind Thundercracker when Bob growled back with a scariness several magnitudes higher. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} Undaunted, she continued to try to establish domination over Bob after Thundercracker joined the Autobots in helping humans across the globe. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} Buster came with Thundercracker and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] when they visited [[Sanctuary Station]], where she got to wear a tiny dog spacesuit. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

[[File:ItsBeginningToAndBackAgain BusterVBobVD0C.jpg|upright=1.75|thumb|left]]
After returning to Earth, she confronted Bob once more, and this time she was backed up by D.0.C until Thundercracker and Sunstreaker broke their pets up. When humans attacked and Bob got in trouble, however, Buster and D.0.C. both defended him from the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Their intervention forced Marissa to give specific orders not to harm the dog. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

When the very much alive [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] showed up in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and destroyed their [[space bridge]] she joined Bob and D.0.C. in greeting him. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} As a [[Titan Master]], the Prime simply detached from his [[Transtector]] body and left it to fight the trio. They had very limited success before [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] took over. {{storylink|White Light}} Once that was sorted out, she reunited with Thundercracker as Soundwave gave an inspirational speech.{{storylink|White Heat}}

[[File:RevolutionTF BusterSniffsOutWraith.jpg|right|upright=1.9|thumb|Who needs the [[Space_Knight|Space Knights]] when Buster's on the case?]]
A few months later, she was in Pittsburgh with Thundercracker, Bob and D.0.C. helping to evacuate people from a burning building before they got a call from [[Marissa Faireborn]] that the [[White House]] had been overrun by [[Dire Wraith]]. When they arrived, Buster proved able to sniff out who was a Wraith and who was a human. The Wraith tried to kill her only for Thundercracker to atomize it. Buster was then praised by Faireborn before she was ordered to guard the [[President of the United States|President]]. When Thundercracker and Marissa managed to kill all the Wraiths, she reunited with the Seeker who announced they were going on a road trip. {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}}

[[File:Chameleon sells the trades.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Buster appreciates [[Mike Costa]]'s work.]]
Buster came along with Thundercracker and Marissa on a sightseeing tour in [[Egypt]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} She chowed down on a bowl of asparagus while Marissa met with her father [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and got rather possessive over it when [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] got too close. After his talk with Marissa was done, Flint shooed a friendly Buster away and called her a "creature", the mean old crank. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

Thundercracker, Marissa, and Buster continued their tour of Egypt by visiting a [[Cairo]] marketplace, where Buster found all sorts of interesting knick-knacks on the ground to chew on. Marissa decided to give her father another chance and they flew in Thundercracker to catch up with Flint and Chameleon in [[Sicily]]. As father and daughter tried to talk again, Buster let Chameleon pet her. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} When the group was attacked by Sharkticons, Thundercracker fended them off and Buster gnawed on some remains. They next flew to the [[Matterhorn]] so Marissa could offer a solution to the situation currently unfolding with the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], and soon Thundercracker and Buster found themselves helping to build a Junkion [[Little Cybertron|settlement]] on Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} Buster found she would rather play with a big stuffed toy of D.0.C. than doing boring construction work, and Thundercracker got in trouble with [[Pyra Magna]] when he joined in. Thankfully, Marissa showed up to cover for her friends' slacking-off. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

[[File:OriginMyths RepresentativeBuster.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|''Friday nights on ABC Family!'']]
When the [[President of the United States]] called Cybertron to unveil Earth's new representative on the [[Council of Worlds]], Buster popped up first on the holographic feed, before Marissa quickly showed herself and clarified that it was HER, not the dog. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} Buster and Thundercracker were there to see Marissa off as she entered the space bridge to attend an inauguration ceremony on Cybertron.{{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} After contact with Cybertron was lost, [[Aileron]] had Buster and Thundercracker fly to Sanctuary Station and make sure no Decepticons were behind the problem. Buster needed to use the little doggie's room once they arrived, and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] said that she could just go in a corner and someone would clean it up later. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}

[[File:StarscreamTheMovie BusterChewsScenery.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Just the way your mother likes it, Trebek!]]
Buster was present when [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] asked Thundercracker to produce a biographical film about him. She didn't seem to care for Starscream, growling at him constantly. From interviewing subjects for research to being present on set to (literally) chew the scenery, Buster was at Thundercracker's side for every step of his filmmaking journey. When Thundercracker went to confide in Marissa about the difficulties he was having during the process, Buster got to play with [[Sideswipe (IDW)|Sideswipe]] and the other newborn Cybertronians within [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Buster's wariness of Starscream proved correct when he decided he didn't want the movie released and tried to have her and Thundercracker killed. The pair were set to go to Earth and deliver the [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|finished film]] for distribution, but their space bridge was redirected to the dead world of [[Prion (planet)|Prion]]. Buster nearly suffocated upon arrival, but thankfully Thundercracker got her to safety inside his air-filled cockpit, then dispatched the [[Badgeless]] goons Starscream sent to ambush them. They made it to Earth, where Buster was happy to greet Aileron. Unfortunately, it turned out that Thundercracker's movie wouldn't see the larger release he had hoped, and Buster and him took a trip to the beach to mope about it. However, their fortures changed when Thundercracker got a call from [[J.J. Hackensack]], who was interested in producing a NEW movie with him! {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

[[File:ASunriseDark ReggieWinslow.jpg|right|upright=1.0|thumb]]
Reflecting on recent events, Soundwave recalled the time Buster and Thundercracker accompanied Optimus Prime to Sanctuary Station to gain his assistance in defeating [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

Buster and Thundercracker moved to [[Hollywood]], where Thundercracker's new connections in the film industry allowed him to finally produce his dream project—[[Last Laugh: The Life and Death of Chuckles|a movie about the undercover G.I. Joe agent Chuckles]]. He was in the process of finishing the final edit of the film when Buster suddenly alerted him to a great menace in the skies. [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] had arrived above the planet, and Buster and Thundercracker quickly sprung into action to protect those in their neighborhood, teaming-up with police officer [[Reggie Winslow]]. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

[[File:Post ThundercrackerAward.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.9|Bowties are cool.]]
While helping put out fires and evacuate people, Buster gave Thundercracker the idea that his next film should focus on the fate of a canine, instead of humans. People love cute little dogs, right? Starscream called Thundercracker and requested his assistance in fighting Unicron, and Thundercracker knew he couldn't take Buster along for the ride this time. He flew to [[Mount Rushmore]] to see Marissa and leave Buster in her care. Buster whined as Thundercracker apologized for leaving her behind and told her that he was doing so out of love. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

As Thundercracker and the others fought Unicron in Earth's orbit, Marissa held a worried Buster close and promised that he'd return. After Soundwave came up with a plan to help using the [[Enigma of Combination]], Buster and Marissa warned of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]'s arrival to stop them. When the Enigma's wild energies were unleashed, Buster was shielded from them by D.0.C. Ultimately, Unicron was defeated and Marissa held Buster again to comfort her in Thundercracker's absence, but Buster leaped from her arms and began barking at the sky. Sure enough, a sonic boom soon signaled the return of Thundercracker (with [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] in tow), and Buster shared a joyful reunion with him. In the aftermath, Buster frolicked with her old friends D.0.C. and Bob as the survivors gathered. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

After Thundercracker's new movie saw release, it was nominated for "Best Original Screenplay" and Buster and him went to the awards show. Buster proudly nuzzled her best friend (after tugging his giant bow tie off) as Thundercracker eagerly waited to hear if he had won. {{storylink|Post}}

==Notes==
*Buster is inspired by [[John Barber]]'s real-life dog, Charlie. [https://twitter.com/thejohnbarber/status/636698031497179137 ]

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Talk:Insignia/Gallery

2019-08-29T11:47:07Z

ZeroSD: Ascenticon logo?

Does anyone have the Ascenticon logo from the new IDW comics? It'd be a good one to add. [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 07:47, 29 August 2019 (EDT)

Talk:Ceremony

2018-11-30T22:02:00Z

ZeroSD:

== Is the death list too full? ==

A bunch of the names on the death list (Trypticon, Slug, Bludgeon, and Sludge come to mind) seem to me like they're implied to be dead, but never confirmed. Especially seeing as how Predaking returned in this issue after Razorclaw got his head blown off, aren't we potentially jumping the gun? It wouldn't be the first time avoiding "certain death" for either Slug OR Bludgeon.--[[User:Wheelbug|Wheelbug]] ([[User talk:Wheelbug|talk]]) 12:12, 14 November 2018 (EST)
:Slug ''has'' to be dead. It's the whole point of the scene. He knows he has to die because the Cybertronian race can't move on while people like him, who can't let go of their old hatreds, still exist, and he dies willingly because of that. And Bludgeon has to be dead because of that; there's no catharsis if he gets to live while Slug dies. Likewise, Sludge and Snarl are obviously dead because the story makes a point of showing their bodies, then ''only'' showing Swoop and Strafe surviving. It requires looking past what's simply drawn on the page. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 12:28, 14 November 2018 (EST)
::I'm also kinda unsure about Trypticon, if only because he doesn't show up in the afterlife bit. But I'll defer to your judgement. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:37, 14 November 2018 (EST)
:::With this being the super-last issue in the continuity (besides the OP #25 coda), I think it's fair to assume anybody blasted and not shown afterwards is dead. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:46, 14 November 2018 (EST)

== The Dinobots ==

Not sure if it's intentional or not - and not really sure where it could be noted either - but at this point the only two Dinobots to survive the end of the IDW universe are Grimlock and Swoop. In Beast Era material, these two are usually the only survivors of the Dinobots to make it to the Maximal era, so I almost wonder if it's a reference, but again I don't know how or where to go about mentioning it --[[User:LOMI|LOMI]] ([[User talk:LOMI|talk]]) 12:57, 15 November 2018 (EST)
:That occurred to me too, but let's see what Optimus # 25 brings. There may be a more specific reference there. Right now, I'd say it's a little too oblique. [[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] ([[User talk:Nu-Priest|talk]]) 13:08, 15 November 2018 (EST)
::Well, OP #25 has arrived and no extrapolation. Should we add some kind of note? Still not sure how to phrase it though. --[[User:LOMI|LOMI]] ([[User talk:LOMI|talk]]) 22:54, 22 November 2018 (EST)

== Images ==

Do we, uh, need ''this'' much? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:30, 15 November 2018 (EST)
:They seem to be spaced out well on the page, so I don't see what the problem is. It's a long-ass summary; bigger summary means more images are needed to break up said summary, lest the page become a giant wad of text. The amount of images seems proportionate to the page space, I think it's fine. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 19:41, 15 November 2018 (EST)
::Gonna have too agree with Saix on this one; I dunno when we started the practice of adding images to comic summaries, but we certainly don't need this many. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:14, 16 November 2018 (EST)
:::We certainly don't need, like, double-page spreads containing a dozen panels. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:15, 17 November 2018 (EST)

== Alternative to Infinity War quotes ==

Ok, so right now we have Infinity War captions for all the pics, and they're alright, but I think we can come up with some more fitting captions. Anyone have any suggestions? [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 07:53, 26 November 2018 (EST)
: I mean, it's a massive crossover with a hefty death count involving an apocalyptic battle for Earth and a guy dies by crumbling to dust... [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 08:11, 26 November 2018 (EST)
::Exactly. There's really nothing wrong with the ones that are already there. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 08:25, 26 November 2018 (EST)
:::True, but I don't think all of 'em fit- like the Starscream one (while Starscream =~ Loki, it doesn't have much to do with his sacrifice... hm, come to think of it, a soul for a soul might go there better than the Prime one, since that's the actual sacrifice!). Granted, some of them work well, like 'he mourns,' flipside, some are *just* references. Not a big deal if we want to keep 'em, my preference would be some different ones- perhaps even other IW ones. Like I vote moving soul for a soul to Starscream, and then we need something else for Prime's jump [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 17:02, 30 November 2018 (EST)

== Powerglide ==

Powerglide appears with the other Aerialbots right before they combine and is seen in gun mode; don't have the time to add him right now, will do it later or if someone else does it, that's fine. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:01, 30 November 2018 (EST)

Talk:Ceremony

2018-11-26T12:53:26Z

ZeroSD: Brainstorming new captions

== Is the death list too full? ==

A bunch of the names on the death list (Trypticon, Slug, Bludgeon, and Sludge come to mind) seem to me like they're implied to be dead, but never confirmed. Especially seeing as how Predaking returned in this issue after Razorclaw got his head blown off, aren't we potentially jumping the gun? It wouldn't be the first time avoiding "certain death" for either Slug OR Bludgeon.--[[User:Wheelbug|Wheelbug]] ([[User talk:Wheelbug|talk]]) 12:12, 14 November 2018 (EST)
:Slug ''has'' to be dead. It's the whole point of the scene. He knows he has to die because the Cybertronian race can't move on while people like him, who can't let go of their old hatreds, still exist, and he dies willingly because of that. And Bludgeon has to be dead because of that; there's no catharsis if he gets to live while Slug dies. Likewise, Sludge and Snarl are obviously dead because the story makes a point of showing their bodies, then ''only'' showing Swoop and Strafe surviving. It requires looking past what's simply drawn on the page. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 12:28, 14 November 2018 (EST)
::I'm also kinda unsure about Trypticon, if only because he doesn't show up in the afterlife bit. But I'll defer to your judgement. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:37, 14 November 2018 (EST)
:::With this being the super-last issue in the continuity (besides the OP #25 coda), I think it's fair to assume anybody blasted and not shown afterwards is dead. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:46, 14 November 2018 (EST)

== The Dinobots ==

Not sure if it's intentional or not - and not really sure where it could be noted either - but at this point the only two Dinobots to survive the end of the IDW universe are Grimlock and Swoop. In Beast Era material, these two are usually the only survivors of the Dinobots to make it to the Maximal era, so I almost wonder if it's a reference, but again I don't know how or where to go about mentioning it --[[User:LOMI|LOMI]] ([[User talk:LOMI|talk]]) 12:57, 15 November 2018 (EST)
:That occurred to me too, but let's see what Optimus # 25 brings. There may be a more specific reference there. Right now, I'd say it's a little too oblique. [[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] ([[User talk:Nu-Priest|talk]]) 13:08, 15 November 2018 (EST)
::Well, OP #25 has arrived and no extrapolation. Should we add some kind of note? Still not sure how to phrase it though. --[[User:LOMI|LOMI]] ([[User talk:LOMI|talk]]) 22:54, 22 November 2018 (EST)

== Images ==

Do we, uh, need ''this'' much? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:30, 15 November 2018 (EST)
:They seem to be spaced out well on the page, so I don't see what the problem is. It's a long-ass summary; bigger summary means more images are needed to break up said summary, lest the page become a giant wad of text. The amount of images seems proportionate to the page space, I think it's fine. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 19:41, 15 November 2018 (EST)
::Gonna have too agree with Saix on this one; I dunno when we started the practice of adding images to comic summaries, but we certainly don't need this many. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:14, 16 November 2018 (EST)
:::We certainly don't need, like, double-page spreads containing a dozen panels. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:15, 17 November 2018 (EST)

== Alternative to Infinity War quotes =

Ok, so right now we have Infinity War captions for all the pics, and they're alright, but I think we can come up with some more fitting captions. Anyone have any suggestions? [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 07:53, 26 November 2018 (EST)

Talk:Point One Percenter

2018-10-22T07:26:58Z

ZeroSD:

So where exactly was it stated that Optimus Prime, Scorponok and Shockwave are point one percenters? --[[User:Flydie|Flydie]] 09:40, 16 August 2013 (EDT)

:MTMTE #17. Brainstorm has discovered a green 'superspark' that marks a POP, and tells Perceptor that they could be looking at the next Optimus Prime or Ultra Magnus. Then he admits that, equally, it could be the next Scorponok or Shockwave. Actually, come to think of it, the current Ultra Magnus is believed at this point to be the original who repeatedly cheated death - does this also confirm the first Ultra Magnus as a point one percenter? --[[User:Tarrn|Tarrn]] 13:53, 17 August 2013 (EDT)
::I don't think enough info has been revealed about the first Ultra Magnus to determine that. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 18:26, 17 August 2013 (EDT)

Hey, what about Prowl's list of bots? In MtMtE 14, Prowl names Optimus, Grimlock, Fortress Max, and Megatron as 'once-a-generation' powerful bots, suggesting at least potential one percenters.[[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] 06:03, 28 September 2013 (EDT)
:I've added it to the notes --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 06:41, 28 September 2013 (EDT)

''"James Roberts later confirmed the characters on Prowl's list of "once-a-generation bots" were Point One Percenters."''
Having just listened to that interview, his comments seem just vague enough not to warrant such a definitive statement for anyone other than Grimlock. I think, at best, you could say those characters are *very likely* to be POPs (again, not counting Grimlock, who's confirmed as one). The relevant part of the podcast begins around 1:52:30, if anyone wants to give a second opinion. ;--[[User:Dubbilex|Dubbilex]] ([[User talk:Dubbilex|talk]]) 04:23, 12 July 2014 (EDT)
:I did the interview. James confirms it during the interview (I can hunt the exact moment if you want) and off recording. --[[User:Eire|Eire]] ([[User talk: Eire|talk]]) 14.36 12 July 2014 (GMT)
::It still comes down to [[Author intent]] at this point, though, doesn't it? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 11:30, 12 July 2014 (EDT)

I wonder if Sentinel Prime and his Apex armor means he's a load-bearer... [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 05:51, 17 February 2015 (EST)

Does a spark need to ''start'' as a natural-born POP to count, or would a transformer who altered his spark via experimentation also be relevant? In other words, does Thunderwing/the Matrix of Malice/Thunder Mayhem belong anywhere on this page? --[[User:Nemesis Primal|Nemesis Primal]] ([[User talk:Nemesis Primal|talk]]) 21:13, 3 April 2017 (EDT)

Should we include the various Thirteen Primes as 'maybes'? Or the Twins? We do have Killmaster due to his Warrior Elite status.[[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 03:26, 22 October 2018 (EDT)

Point One Percenter

2017-12-03T10:14:01Z

ZeroSD:

[[File:Overlords spark remembrance day.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yes, you. Reading this article right now.]]
When [[spark]]s are harvested from a [[hot spot]] they tend to be a pale blue in colour, but perhaps as few as one in a thousand are green. These sparks, and subsequently the Transformers that are [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|forged]] from them, are commonly known as "'''Point One Percenters'''" and possess special qualities.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Point One Percenter sparks were greatly valued by the [[Functionist Council]]. When the spark that would go on to be Overlord was discovered at the [[Thymesis Energon mining facility]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], their Authenticator [[Three-of-Twelve]] collected it and reclassified the supervisor [[Momus]] as [[Alternate mode|alt mode]] exempt—a high reward in Functionist society. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

After war broke out, the [[Autobot]] [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] developed a suit of [[Magnus Armor|armour]] that resembled the late warrior [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Secretly recruiting a series of Point One Percenters capable of wearing the armour, he created the Duly Appointed Enforcer of the [[Tyrest Accord]], an apparently immortal lawman whose succession would continue until after the war ended. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

In the meantime, the [[Decepticon]]s devised another role for the Point One Percenters amongst their troops; when the scientist [[Rossum]] perfected the process of rendering a Point One Percenter nigh-on indestructible by bonding [[ununtrium]] to their endoskeletons, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] formed these supersoldiers into his "[[Warriors Elite]]". Despite a series of failsafes built into them by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], many of them rebelled against Megatron in the later stages of the war after they were reformed into "[[Phase Sixer]]s"—with Overlord and Black Shadow even ending up on the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]'s [[The List|List]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

Following the end of the war, the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' (re)discovered the long lost [[Moonbase One|Seething Moon]], which they found was teeming with perhaps a billion unharvested sparks. Among them, a Point One Percenter attracted [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]'s attention and he attempted to extract it before being surprised by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s [[Titan Hunter]]s and forced to retreat. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} He succeeded in retrieving the spark and secreted it inside his chest compartment until he was back aboard the ''Lost Light'', {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} where he locked himself away in his laboratory to work on it. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Storing it in a cavity within himself, Brainstorm carried the spark with him on his time-traveling journey to attempt to kill Megatron; when the original [[reproduction|Matrix-derived]] spark in Megatron's body was extinguished by Rewind, it was replaced with the Point One Percenter spark by an only slightly hesitant [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

====Known Point One Percenters====
{{collist|3|
*[[Animus]]
*[[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]]
*[[Blockus]]
*[[Convoy (G1)|Convoy]]
*[[Datum]]
*[[Dominus Ambus]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] <ref name="moonbase2">[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ moonbase2 interview with James Roberts]</ref>
*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]
*[[Heretech]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]
*[[Minimus Ambus]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]
*[[Ramp]]
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]
*[[Sixshot]]
*[[Suture]]
*[[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]]
}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron was thwarted by the efforts of several Point One Percenters. This was what drew [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]]'s attention to their aberrant nature, and he began researching them. These efforts were forestalled by the outbreak of peace.

Then the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacons (BW)|Predacons]] appeared, Deluge began experimenting again, reasoning sooner or later Cybertron would ''need'' such unique individuals again. After many, many failures, he succeeded in creating but two: [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]] and [[Transmutate (character)|Trans-Mutate]]. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}} {{Storylink|Kindred}}

In the aftermath of the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], Rampage found his creator and demanded to know why Deluge had created them. Deluge claimed Rampage's role in thwarting the Vehicon horror totally justified all his nightmarish experiments, which Rampage disagreed with, and killed him for. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===''TransTech''===
After returning to [[Axiom Nexus]], [[Vector Prime]] and the TransTech government discovered that that he was a Point One Percenter, possessing a latent potential for trans-reality scanning which fewer than one in a thousand possessed. With his "singular" cyber-biology and his experience with transdimensional physics and organics, Vector Prime was thus assigned to travel to Nebulos, where he could monitor the foundational [[universal stream]] [[Primax 984.0 Gamma]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/01}}

==Notes==
*Point One Percenter sparks are inherently dangerous before harvest—the [[Frak|two]] [[Rushcut|miners]] who found Overlord's spark were caught in its "first flash", which was indicated to be rapidly fatal.
*Three-of-Twelve described the term as "a grave misuse of statistics" and noted that Overlord's spark was the "first in ten generations", suggesting the actual percentage may be lower.
*There appear to be different types of Point One Percenter. In "[[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self]]" Minimus Ambus classed himself, Datum, and Suture as "load-bearers" as opposed to "heavyweight class" 'bots like Roller.
**[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] was also originally called a "heavyweight class" Point One Percenter, but his inclusion here was in fact an error, as it would contradict [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]'s whole point if one of the key [[Aequitas]] defendants was forged. This was corrected in the trade paperback, replacing his name with Grimlock's.<ref name="moonbase2"/>
*Other ''potential'' Point One Percenters include [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (who the Sparkeater went after next) and [[Killmaster]] (another member of the Warriors Elite).
*While Megatron and Grimlock were not confirmed as Point One Percenters when the concept was originally presented, "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]" ''did'' feature a line of dialogue stating that Megatron had an unusually bright spark. James Roberts later confirmed the characters on Prowl's list of "once-a-generation bots" were Point One Percenters. Grimlock would later be listed as a Point One Percenter in trade, his name replacing Impactor's.<ref name="moonbase2"/>, and was formally referred to as a heavyweight Point One Percenter in issue 2 of the Hasbro Universe Sourcebook. Megatron would later be explicitly established as a hybrid of a constructed cold body and Point One Percenter forged spark in More Than Meets The Eye.

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1]]
[[Category:Point One Percenters| ]]
[[Category:TransTech]]

Arcee (G1)

2017-11-12T22:50:01Z

ZeroSD: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */ Since she's gotten a bit more variety in her since

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:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ArceeG1-2010storypage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|These aren't high heels, they just forgot to finish building my feet.]]
Most make the mistake of noticing only '''Arcee'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Female Transformer|gender]], but these first impressions are quickly expanded upon. Arcee is a merciless and deadly warrior who's an expert in hand-to-hand combat and one of the best sharpshooters on record. The reason for her ferocity is how much she cares for her fellow Autobots and especially the [[human]]s they protect. She knows how fragile her organic companions are, and she's equally aware of the evils the [[Decepticon]]s are capable of. Peers such as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] may be more durable than the humans, but she no less fights to defend them as well. They get in plenty of trouble, so someone has to be the level-headed one. (Some believe Arcee has a [[Transformer romance|romantic]] attraction to either of those two, but that depends on who and when you ask.)

If concern for her friends is her strength, it's regrettably also her weakness. If anything would happen to, say, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], she might just completely lose it. And she may be quick, but she's not very strong.

She's also [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s "[[Relatives|great-aunt]]".

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:ArceeTFMovie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
{{main|Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
A close associate of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], Arcee was present for many important events of Autobot history during the mid-Noughties.
{{-}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|They're not men, Arcee. Transformers have no gender. We've been over this!]]
Arcee was constructed by the Autobots in an alternate future [[1995]] as a good-will attempt to placate [[Feminist mob|angry feminists]] who thought that they were "sexist" for having no women in their group. After trying multiple times to explain that Autobots, being robots, had no gender, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered and ordered the creation of a new Autobot who would meet the humans' demands for sexual equality. However, when Arcee was unveiled at a public ceremony, her pink, skinny and curvaceous form enraged the very audience Prime intended to placate. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] immediately attacked, looking to crush the "secret weapon" that was promised. Prime warned Arcee to stay back, lest she get hurt in battle, but the female Autobot, rightfully annoyed at the Autobots' lack of faith in her equal ability, singlehandedly forced the Decepticons into a retreat. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] thought that was pretty hot. The feminists were enraged beyond words. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}}

Arcee was present at the opening of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2004]] when a group of Decepticons led by Shockwave launched an attack, hoping to permanently ruin Autobot-human relations by assassinating several diplomats present. She helped shield the diplomats from harm until Hot Rod drove the attackers away. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

[[File:Springer arcee the planet eater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
''Arcee was present when the Decepticons launched a major offensive against Autobot City in the year [[2005]]. She and Springer transformed the outpost into its defensive mode, but the Decepticons nonetheless managed to breach its walls. Megatron and his troops were eventually driven away, but at a steep cost: Optimus had been fatally wounded in battle against his nemesis. Arcee afterwards stood in solemn silence as Optimus passed on the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus before expiring on his death bed.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

''After a brief respite, Arcee and the other Earthbound Autobots received dire news from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]; a monster planet, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], was advancing menacingly towards Cybertron. Daniel, at the time perched on Arcee's shoulder, was especially worried about what would happen to his father should Unicron attack. There was little time to contemplate the situation however, as the Autobots were then assaulted by a new enemy: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Autobots were forced to split up into two groups and blast off aboard a couple of shuttles in their attempt to escape him, but Galvatron remained in pursuit. In a last-ditch effort to lose the Decepticon, Magnus ordered an emergency separation of the shuttle. After Galvatron destroyed the jettisoned portion of the vessel (and declared the Matrix destroyed), Arcee's group landed their craft on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] for repairs.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:Arcee daniel the final battle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
''When Daniel asked to be allowed to help with the repairs, Arcee brought out one of his father's [[Exosuit]]s from storage, and helped the boy put it on. Though Daniel had trouble with the suit's workings, Arcee assured him that he was doing well for his first time operating it. The Autobots barely managed to get any work done before Galvatron tracked them down again. Ultra Magnus was torn to pieces in the ensuing battle, and Galvatron took off with the Matrix of Leadership in hand. Arcee and her teammates gathered to look over Ultra Magnus afterwards, only for the hostile Junkions to then spring forth! Thankfully, another ship carrying Hot Rod and several other Autobots arrived, and managed to talk peace with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], leader of the Junkions. Wreck-Gar's troops rebuilt Ultra Magnus, and everyone on Junk readied for a confrontation against Unicron. This clash ended with the Autobots' ship spearing through the titan's eye. Arcee and the others were separated from Hot Rod within Unicron, but her group found Spike, Bumblebee, and Jazz. They were soon rejoined by Hot Rod, but in his absence he had reacquired the Matrix of Leadership, which had both upgraded him into "Rodimus Prime" and begun a chain reaction inside Unicron, culminating in his destruction! With Unicron's threat now dealt with, the Autobots gathered around Rodimus Prime, who announced that this day would mark a new chapter in Cybertronian history, one that would hopefully contain much peace and happiness.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

[[File:Arceehotrodspacepirates.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Y'know, Arcee, if you'd stop running pigeon-toed, maybe we'd be out of here by now.]]
Though they had been quite friendly beforehand, Arcee and Hot Rod began to drift apart after his ascension to Prime status in [[2006]]. She remained stationed at Autobot City on Earth, but grew bored by her duties. One day in [[2008]], she decided to be a bit adventurous, rationalizing that ditching her duties and returning before anyone noticed wouldn't amount to any harm. After a quick drive through the countryside, she returned to base to find it under siege by the [[Quintesson]]s. Arcee was accosted, wounded, and strategically placed as bait so that Rodimus would see her upon investigating the attack on the outpost. Sure enough, when he spotting her, Rodimus rushed to his "childhood" friend's aid. When he tried to use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to heal her, Arcee tried to warn her leader of the set-up, but the trap had already been sprung; the Quintessons stole the Matrix and Rodimus Prime reverted to Hot Rod. Despite her injuries, Arcee was soon back on her feet and assisting Hot Rod in a last-ditch effort to thwart the invaders' plans. While she, and a few cassette-Transformers the Quintessons had overlooked, distracted the enemy army, Hot Rod awakened [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], leading to the devastation of the Quintesson fleet. Arcee witnessed Hot Rod retrieve the Matrix from the Quintesson who had swiped it, [[Ghyrik]], after defeating him through trickery. Seeing him hold his own without the Matrix's power renewed Arcee's wavering faith in her commander. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

In [[2009]], Arcee tracked down [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on Earth, where they were planning to use a laser bore to leech energy right from the [[Earth's core|planet's core]]. Joining a small Autobot detachment, they destroyed the drill and returned to Autobot City to face the greater threat: a [[Time rift|timestorm]] that threatened 20 years of history with destruction. As [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had spent months back in the 20th century, the universe was unraveling from the anomaly.

[[File:TimeWars3-ArceeDinobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Dinobots 1, Chivalry 0]]
Arcee, Rodimus and several other Autobots traveled back in time to [[1989]] in order to retrieve the Decepticon villain. Unfortunately, the Autobots of that day mistook them for imposters and tried to kill them. Arcee was nearly mauled to death by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] before [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] explained that they were actually travelers from the future. Even more unfortunately, Galvatron had acquired some allies in the past: Scourge, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], and the mighty [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]]. She joined [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in trying to triple-team Megatron, but was only swatted aside like a bothersome insect. Arcee survived, however, and managed to take a few cheap shots at Galvatron later on in the fight. Eventually, the timestorm asserted itself on the battle, and consumed Galvatron utterly, ending the temporal distortion. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Arcee and the Autobots returned to their time only to find it had reset so Galvatron never time-jumped and had instead conquered Cybertron. Arcee and the returnees adjusted as best they could, but the odds were hopelessly against them. The resistance on Cybertron ended when Galvatron and his men ransacked a resistance station, killing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and the other Autobots present. Galvatron mutilated the corpses to drive Rodimus Prime into a killing frenzy, hoping to corrupt the Matrix itself through its host. As she felt fire in the depths of her soul, Arcee managed to talk Rodimus down, reminding him of the true values of an Autobot leader; compassion and mercy. Despite this moral victory, the Autobots' resistance movement was quickly crushed, and they were forced to leave their homeworld. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} Arcee joined a hundreds-strong Autobot team in fleeing to Earth to regroup. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void}} When the Matrix-imprisoned [[Unicron]] possessed Rodimus and disabled the ship's retro-rockets, Kup had Arcee make her way to the damaged systems through the ship's air ducts. She successfully reached the sabotaged machinery and repaired them, but by that time a crash-landing had become inevitable. After the Autobots' ship made landfall, their possessed leader began advancing on them, vowing to tear them apart for their interference. {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} Arcee showed a more ruthless side in being the only one of the Autobots to advocate using lethal force on him. Kup was more hesitant in doing so, but eventually agreed with Arcee that Unicron had to be stopped, even at the expense of Rodimus's life. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}} Kup changed his mind when Unicron's assault came to an abrupt end; Rodimus was fighting back, distracting Unicron from the goings-on in the physical realm. The dark god regained control briefly, killing [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] in the process, and Arcee declared that Unicron had been "faking it" to lure them into a false sense of security. But Kup suspected otherwise, and tackled down Rodimus to rip the Matrix out of his chest compartment. Though this released Rodimus from Unicron's control, it did not eliminate his threat; Rodimus declared that one day, he would have to venture back within the Matrix to confront Unicron again. {{storylink|White Fire}} As Unicron would go on to possess Rodimus again and devastate Cybertron in [[2010]]—an event she witnessed—Arcee's ruthless attitude appeared to have been the right one all along. Yes, Rodimus Prime managed to contain Unicron again, but at what price...? {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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Hot Rod, sent on a journey through time and space via [[Primus]], was sent to Junkion, and came across the deceased crew of an Autobot shuttle. One of the victims was Arcee. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

{{note|Her only other appearances in the Marvel U.S. comics were in their [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Transformers: The Movie]] adaptation, and a profile in issue #4 of ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]''. All stuff out-of-continuity with the US storyline.}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
Arcee was part of the crew of an Autobot ship that was studying the Universe. She asked Springer to make note of a specific star. After being hit by meteors, they were forced to make landfall on the nearby Junk planet. There, she helped Springer and Perceptor fix the ship, until the native Junkions attacked them. The fighting stopped when Kup arrived on-world, and used the universal greeting to calm down the Junkions. Now friends, the Junkions and the Autobots worked together to fix the damaged ship. Arcee and the Autobots then blasted off and went on their way. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

===''Big Looker Storybook'' continuity===
[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Look, Dinobots, do you get along with Arcee or not?]]
Kup led Hot Rod, Arcee, and the Dinobots on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on Cybertron's second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and the ship crashed on a planet. Everyone landed safely, but Kup recognized the place. It was the planet [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed there earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

===Coloring books===
Arcee didn't get a seat during a meeting and later shot at Decepticons. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
After digging his way out from underneath a sudden rockslide caused by an unexpected energy surge from a damaged [[stasis pod]], Rattrap demanded to know what in the name of his [[Relatives|great aunt]] Arcee was going on. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

====3H comics====
{{note|The following takes place during the [[Beast Era]], specifically its cartoon continuity, which took from both the original cartoon and the Marvel Comics. However, these stories seem to be written to be specifically taking place solely after the events of the original cartoon.}}

{{bigquote|I liked her better when she had that kid in her head.|[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]|"[[Betrayal]]"}}

[[File:Arceedeparturemourns.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Gothy 'cuz all her toys get canceled.]]
During a battle against a horde of killer [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] (now an adult) sacrificed their lives to end the threat. The death of Daniel took a serious toll on Arcee, who became reclusive, preferring to sit alone with images of her former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]]. Over time, she slipped away from her friends entirely, disappearing within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After an unspecified event, she took on the form of a techno-organic spider, and learned the skills of both [[Crystalocution]] and the previously lost art of [[Tekkaido]]. She strongly believed that she had premonitions of her friends' deaths before they would happen, and this knowledge had driven her insane. She hid herself away, hoping to spare herself the pain of experiencing this phenomenon.

[[File:Arceedeparturespider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty fa— well, just don't underestimate me, okay?]]
Hundreds of [[Units of time|stellar cycle]]s later, when [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from [[Earth]]'s past and conquered Cybertron with his army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], Arcee's solitude spared her from the onslaught. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], now known simply as Rodimus, had helped form a new team of [[Wrecker]]s and wished to enlist Arcee. But Arcee rejected his offer as she was still too embittered by her experience, though she was touched by the Wrecker [[Fractyl]]'s words. Rodimus's Wreckers were followed by Megatron's new Vehicon generals, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], causing a battle that resulted in Fractyl's near-death. Refusing to lose another, Arcee used her spark to save Fractyl, also reformatting him into a Transmetal body. Arcee agreed to depart with the rest of the Wreckers, and she and Fractyl assisted them in defeating a vast Vehicon army in order to reach an old [[Autobot shuttle]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

But the Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] had snuck aboard their ship and attacked some of their group. Arcee and the others raced to the rescue, and Arcee was quickly felled by Devcon, despite his new, smaller Vehicon body. After things were sorted out, Arcee tended to Fractyl, whose new Transmetal form was wildly unstable. At Arcee's insistence, [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] created a crude medical bot, [[CatSCAN]], to assist Fractyl's recovery. Arcee was oddly unable to foresee the deaths of [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], a result of a yet-unknown saboteur amongst their ranks, as she happily watched CatSCAN discover himself while working on Fractyl. Their ship set down on their [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]-given destination, the remote planet of [[Akalo|Archa Nine]]. Arcee stayed behind with a few others to repair damage to their ship by their mysterious saboteur, who turned out to be fellow Wrecker [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Cyclonus stole the [[Divine Light]], the artifact the Wreckers were searching for, and returned to his true master, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Just like old times, but smaller.]]
Arcee blamed herself, as she hadn't been able to foresee death since she saved Fractyl. Demoralized, Arcee and the Wreckers left Archa Nine and headed to another planet at the insistence of their divinely-inspired leader, [[Primal Prime]]. They landed on a small icy planet, and a small scout team, including Arcee, was sent to investigate. After searching for hours, they stumbled upon [[Al-Badur]], a [[Quintesson]] scientist. Arcee immediately readied her weapon, as she and Rodimus had had enough of the Quintessons for several lifetimes, but Primal Prime asked her to lower them. Al-Badur was a somewhat welcome source of information regarding their quest, and before they could leave the planet with him, they were under attack by a horde of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] sent by Cryotek. Arcee and Rodimus quietly bonded as they battled the Sharkticons; it was just like old times. Slowly but surely, Arcee's demeanor had lightened. After the Sharkticons were defeated, Al-Badur explained their problem. The Divine Light was an ancient Quintesson piece of technology that allowed them to tap directly into the power of [[Primus]], and now Cryotek had it! {{storylink|Disclosure}}

But when they returned to Cybertron, it had changed during their absence into a [[technorganic]] paradise by the [[Great Reformatting]]. Quintessons had seized the opportunity to invade the planet, but Primal Prime assured Arcee and the others that Cryotek was their only concern. Primal Prime, Apelinq, [[Ramulus]] and [[Tigatron]] left them to find Cryotek, leaving Arcee and the others to take their injured to safety before joining the counterattack forces on the ground. Instead, their shuttle took heavy damage and was descending in a ball of fire and smoke. Arcee, grabbing Fractyl's body and what life support she could, abandoned ship with the rest. Disregarding Primal Prime's orders, Arcee suggested they find Cryotek and help the other Wreckers defeat him. Descending into the layers of Cybertron, they met [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], who joined them on their journey.

Finding the battleground between Cryotek and [[Sentinel Maximus]] (the combined form of Apelinq and Primal Prime, newly merged by Primus), Arcee reluctantly set aside Fractyl and his life support to join the fight. She helped Devcon defeat Cryotek's mutated pet [[Chro]], using her weblines to hold the monster still so the bounty hunter could shoot at it. But Cyclonus and Rodimus had disappeared beneath some rubble, so Arcee, Fractyl (who had been magically repaired by Tigatron expending all of his [[Vok]] powers) and the others went digging for him... and instead found [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]... and Arcee's nephew, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. They avoided each other's glance awkwardly.

They found Rodimus, but he was in rough shape, having fought nearly to the death with Cyclonus. Arcee and the others agreed to follow Al-Badur's instruction in defeating Cryotek, and helped direct the battle between Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek to a chamber deep within Cybertron. Arcee asked Fractyl to keep on Rodimus, who was extremely weak. Their group arrived in the desired chamber, but Arcee had a bad feeling about the place. It seemed familiar. She recognized it too late. It was a Quintesson banishment chamber, and Al-Badur had activated the containment shield within, locking Sentinel Maximus, Cryotek, and himself inside a forcefield bubble that fed into a strongly gravitational portal into nothingness. To Arcee's initial horror, despite her pleas, Rodimus stood up to deal with the situation. She knew that his next action would kill him in his weakened state, but after his assurances, she resigned herself to the outcome. Rodimus and Cheetor, both [[Matrix Templar]]s, used their skills to drain Cryotek of his Primus-stolen powers. As expected, this was too much for Arcee's long-time friend, and though they succeeded in saving Cybertron, Rodimus was dead.

But death isn't an ending, she realized. It was just another change. "And change is what we do." Arcee and Fractyl gathered his body to take it to a secret burial ground that Arcee knew of. She promised that this time, she wouldn't disappear forever. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Before the war, Arcee worked in a hazardous materials treatment plant. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} She became a member of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s underground rebellion team headquartered in the [[Wastelands]] during the reign of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She was regarded as one of the team's odd ones along with [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], though neither were unappreciated. Both [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Hot Rod quickly fell in love with her. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} What no one knew, however, was that Arcee was a sleeper agent of the [[Quintesson]]s and a member of [[Female Autobots|their elite warriors]]. Her task was to keep an eye on the proceedings of the war, particularly Autobot activity, and both the location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and any Transformers with an affinity for the object. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} As such, Arcee was delighted when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was brought to the rebels' base, much to Hot Rod's misguided annoyance. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Since the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were making a mess in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] at the time, Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on the polity, forcing the rebels to make their final stance against him immediately. Arcee ended up teamed-up with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]—a situation that bugged Hot Rod because he couldn't keep an eye on her. Halfway the battle, Arcee witnessed [[Shockwave's Tower]] shooting a beam of sorts to an [[Unicron|unknown destination]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Shortly after, she also witnessed the Decepticon hijack of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], but even with these setbacks the Autobots won and reclaimed Iacon. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:LostandFound Arcee friends.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"I'm glad you said that. I'll invite [[Female Autobots|them]] over [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|right away]]."]]
The Autobots set up a new [[Autobase]] in Iacon, where Springer and Hot Rod made use of the relative peace time to win Arcee's affection. Hot Rod had a date of sorts with Arcee to help prepare and watch the shuttle that would send a group of Autobots to [[Earth]] take off, but only after he'd be done training. Springer jumped onto the opportunity and offered to go with Arcee while Hot Rod was busy. She accepted, much to Hot Rod's annoyance. At Landing Platform A, after they were done loading baggage, Arcee was lost in thoughts, of which a few she shared with Springer when he asked what was on her mind: she wasn't sure of her purpose in life and if she belonged on Cybertron. Springer assured her she belonged with her friends.

Over at [[Quintessa]], Arcee's masters observed the proceedings on Cybertron with glee, noting that not only had they found another Transformer with an affinity for the Matrix in Hot Rod, but that their own agent Arcee would work perfectly as a key to break his will. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Quintessons' plans would even be able to be executed well ahead of time by the Autobots' next move. Arcee was selected to leave with Kup, Springer, and the Dinobots to set up a new moonbase, while Hot Rod was selected for guard duty at Autobase with only Gnaw and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to assist him. Arcee's report on this situation got the Quintessons to send in her colleagues for both Hot Rod and the Matrix. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
In the shuttle taking them all to one of Cybertron's moons, Arcee witnessed an amusing conversation between Kup and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. Her attention was soon drawn back to the view outside though, where an [[Quintesson Cruiser|odd-looking object]] floated in wait for the shuttle. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:TheArtofWar1 girltalk.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
In order to oversee the decommissioning of all Cybertronian technology on Earth, Arcee was sent to the planet alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the last of which whom she had a mutual attraction to. Shortly after the group arrived at [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], the facility came under attack by [[Cobra]], and Arcee helped fight them off alongside [[Scarlett]], who was surprised over the existence of "girl robots". {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Upon hearing about a security breach in the lower levels of Area 52, the group headed there and, to Arcee's horror, found Bumblebee injured and low on energy. Before much could be done about him, the group was attacked by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who took control of [[G.I. Joe battle mech|G.I. Joes' mechs]] and forced them to fight the Autobots before bringing the roof down on everyone. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

The Autobots and Joes survived, and quickly followed Serpent O.R. through a warpgate to Cybertron, where they were attacked by [[cannibalizer]]s. Arcee didn't think they were very threatening, but suggested that they retreat to protect the humans. During their escape, she promised that she'd rotate Bumblebee's tires if he could outrace her... only to run straight into Serpent O.R. and his new army, who remorselessly killed Bumblebee and captured the others. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They eventually managed to escape thanks to their G.I. Joe friends. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

[[File:GIJoevsTFArtofwar5 Arceecrys.jpg|thumb]]
After hearing that Serpent O.R. had captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Arcee and the others made their way to his chambers, only to find that [[Cobra Commander]] had taken control of Serpent O.R.'s body after he had seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. "Serpentor Prime" effortlessly defeated most of the Autobots and Joes, but Arcee dodged his tentacles and managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to take the Matrix's power and defeat him. Some time later, Arcee cried for Bumblebee during a memorial service for him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Arcee didn't wind up getting invited. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|She does this a lot.]]
{{main|Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}
This is ''not'' the Arcee you knew in your childhood.
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===Robot Heroes===
Arcee was Optimus's strong-willed and humble friend. With the rest of Autobots, they boarded the Ark to search for energon among the stars. They came to Earth, and fought back against the Decepticons when they started trouble. Arcee leaped up to bring Starscream down to the ground, where Drift shoved him into a river! The Autobots then decided to keep vigil over the Earth, should the Decepticons ever return. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]], so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Arcee could be seen standing side-by-side with Jazz on one of Synergy's view-screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Known as the guardian of [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Arcee was a [[Rescuebot]], and one of the Autobots stationed in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s command when a patrol brought back several captured [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. She was opposed to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] decision to sentence the invaders to death, and gave them their weapons back so they could fight off the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] used for the execution. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} This compassionate act allowed the Joes to survive and broker a truce with the Autobots, and both sides celebrated with a dance party. As Grimlock explained how he came to be leader after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] fled, Arcee protested that no one knew if that was the real truth. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

When Metroplex was attacked by the Decepticon-Cobra alliance, Arcee, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] took some Joes to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to free [[U.S.7]] from within the giant and bring him to his senses. Together with [[Tunnel Rat]] she made her way to Maximus's brain, found that it was being corrupted by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and defeated her. The three Autobots and their human allies then moved to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], only to be captured. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} They were sent to the [[Polyhex Killway]] and mind-controlled into fighting each other, with Arcee being forced to try and run down [[Dusty]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] with her car mode. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} The captives were then moved to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], where the Autobots were trapped, unresponsive, in their vehicle modes, but recovered after the Joes used them as getaway vehicles to break out of the city. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}

The Rescuebots swore to protect humanity by forging a "combination lock", merging into the giant Defensor. Arcee became Defensor's... er, crotch. At any rate, Defensor helped take down Trypticon. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} Arcee later participated in the final battle against DeceptiCobra. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Angry Birds'' comic===
[[File:ABTF1 Arcee-Cyberhaystack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7]]
Arcee was part of the crew of the shuttle carrying the [[AllSpark]] and helped defend it from a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}} The AllSpark was lost in space during the battle, but just as Arcee and the others were lamenting the difficulty in finding it, it came back to them, crashing through one of the shuttle's windshield alongside a [[Minion Pig]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
[[File:Legends Business Trip 10 Arcee.jpg|225px|thumb|The Japanese aren't sexist, they just have... ''different'' priorities.]]
The aunt and caretaker of [[Rattrap (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Rattrap]], the Arcee of the [[Legends Universe]] was shocked when her nephew was turned into an actual Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} Then when he was turned into a [[technorganic]] Transformer, she just responded with "Again?" {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue|LG03 Tankor Prologue}} Eventually, the [[Transformers sickness]] caused by Rattrap's toy collection got to her, too, and she became a full-size transforming version of herself. She didn't worry too much about that, though, as Rattrap was late for work, so she quickly made him lunch and personally drove him to work with her new car mode. [[T-AI#Transformers Legends comic|Ai]] attempted to arrest Arcee before she could cause any trouble like other Transformers had, but was talked out of it by [[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Rhinox]] and [[Tigatron]] who recognized Arcee's new form from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Out of gratitude, Arcee made dinner for the whole [[Axalon Trading Company]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Vol. 10}}

Rhinox and Tigatron were jealous of Rattrap's relationship with Arcee, who had bathed him and slept in the same bed as him when he was young, until he explained that she hadn't ''always'' been a giant robot. When she was officially diagnosed with [[Transformers sickness]] by [[Bump]] and told to throw out Rattrap's toys so she could recover, Arcee flatly refused, knowing how much her nephew loved his collection. Instead, she just continued living her normal life as a giant robot body. {{storylink|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter|Arcee Chapter}} Arcee was later caught up in the giant world-ending storm summoned up by [[Windblade (G1)#Transformers Legends comic|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} She later heard Rattrap yell out in surprise upon finding his [[Mini-Con]] collection missing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

[[File:TFLegendsAutobotsHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Okay, maybe they ''are'' sexist.]]
Arcee was among the defenders of the Legends world who helped defeat [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] when she showed up to cause trouble. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} During [[Halloween]], she dressed up as a maid and set out alongside Windblade and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s trick-or-energy scheme, only for the three to be webbed up by Megatron's new minion, [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Blackarachnia]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} Tigatron later had a dream of Arcee and Chromia wearing each others armor. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends: Chromia Chapter|Chromia Chapter}} Upon overhearing Slipstream telling Rattrap that she'd gotten a facelift back in her own universe, Arcee jealously wished that she could go there too. Rattrap assured her she looked plenty young already and didn't need remodeling. {{storylink|LG-16 Slipstream Sequel}}

The [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] of the [[OG World]] harbored regrets over a failed relationship with his own universe's Arcee, leading to him traveling to the Legends world to remodel his body into something better looking. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} There he ran into the local Arcee and decided to try again by asking her out, but she turned him down, explaining she was much too busy taking care of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} She later witnessed [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] enter the Legends Universe, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} and was caught up in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} On accepting a package from [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s delivery service, Arcee was taken aback by how chatty he was. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 25|Bonus Edition Vol. 25}}

While acting as cheerleader at a soccer game, Arcee found herself targeted by the prank-loving [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who flipped her skirt and kicked soccer balls at her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}} She later visited Rattrap's job to bring him lunch, and made [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] blush by telling him he'd been working hard lately. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}}

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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Sumire Uesaka]] (Japanese)}}
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====''Transformers Legends'' comic====
Arcee summed up the ending of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' to those of [[you]] who didn't watch it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Just in case you only bought one of the toys telling the story, she also recapped [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s journey into the [[Legends Universe]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} as well as Waspinator's possession at the hands of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In a reality where the Cybertronian civil war had ended relatively early, Arcee was a biologist protoformed with a male chassis. Post-war, she was sent to observe several organic-populated worlds, where she discovered the organic concept of "gender dysphoria disorder", something which applied to herself. Returning home, she released a paper on the subject. Arcee and several others like her underwent reformatting and replacement of bits of their genetic code in order to rectify the dysphoria between their neural/spark programming and their [[CNA]].

At some point, Arcee ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]]. She gave a lecture on the subject of Cybertronian gender, which [[Vector Prime]] attended. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23}}

===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TheTransformersPS2-Arcee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Sure, her head looks small, but have you seen everyone else's?]]
{{voiceactor|[[Lenne Hardt]] (English)}}

In 2010, the Decepticon military commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] acquired a source of infinite power called [[Zel Quartz]]. It drove him to madness, and he destroyed Cybertron while threatening to lay waste to the rest of the galaxy. Rodimus Prime and the Autobots desperately coordinated with the [[Quintesson]]s to use a timeslip device and travel back in time, preventing Shockwave from ever getting his hand on Zel Quartz. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the remaining Decepticons learned of the mission, and intercepted the Autobots on the way through the timeslip.

Crashing in 2003 on [[Zel Samine]], where the quartz originated, Arcee awoke with Kup and Rodimus Prime. Separated from the rest of their team, they sent out an SOS and were met by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the present day Autobots. After explaining the situation, Arcee and her allies joined up with Optimus to search for the Zel Quartz before the Decepticons could find it.

Wheeljack searched the planet for any records or power signatures that might be Zel Quartz. After three false leads, they finally located Zel Quartz at the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]]. After fighting through numerous Decepticon lieutenants, and facing the might of Megatron and Galvatron united, Arcee and the Autobots secured the Zel Quartz and ultimately disposed of it so that it could do no further harm. With the rock no longer a threat, the Autobots of 2010 vanished and returned to their home timeline. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|Hold still, you've got a little Aligned on ya.]]
Arcee was part of [[Elita One|Elita 1]]'s team as they made a series of raids on Decepticon bases. Unfortunately, her nemesis [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]'s knowledge of her tactics allowed the Decepticon to put a stop to the team's successful run. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}} At some point she changed her color scheme from blue to pink. She took part in the defense of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} She and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] encountered a group of Decepticons while hunting for their friends inside the monster. After fending off an attack by Unicron's internal defenses, the pair managed to reunite with their friends and escape before Unicron exploded. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

[[File:TFLegends-ArceeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|There. All better.]]
Arcee was still an active participant in the Autobot/Decepticon war when Ultra Magnus decided to reunite with his unit from the planet Junkion, only to be attacked by the Insecticons. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Arcee, and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] gave chase. Instead of finding the Skuxxoids, they caught up with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], just as their leader was having a vision that the [[Quintesson]]s were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

Following an Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Arcee, alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Spike were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. This did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. This was not to be, unfortunately, as the resurrected Autobot leader left the group stranded after having received the Matrix of leadership from Rodimus. After Optimus regained his senses, the Autobots were left to mourn their leader as he sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}} Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

In the aftermath of the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Arcee was part of a team led by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] which attempted to map the changes to their planet. They were briefly delayed by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Acid Storm]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (Legends)|The Autonomy Lesson}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Arcee.jpg|thumb|400px|If you ''have'' any loved ones, say goodbye to them now.]]
Arcee participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Combiner Hunters" event and "An Uneventful Night" Space Bridge offer. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ArceeTransformersEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|[https://youtu.be/ocqbFBWjclo Glad we got posted to the Autobot HQ commander?]]]
Appearances… can be deceptive. Quick witted and formidable in battle, Arcee is compassionate to her allies but utterly merciless to her enemies. Streamlined bodywork and light alloy construction only mean she's faster, more agile and ultimately deadlier than most of her fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arcee Bio}}

Arcee had been dispatched on a mission by Optimus Prime but ran into trouble when [[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nighbird]] caught up to her. The two have been crossing paths routinely as Nightbird tries to put an end to Arcee's do-good acts. However, as the battle on Earth heats up, Optimus sent a signal for Arcee to return to the Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Arcee uses a ion pistol to blast things. Once she does, she closes in and punches/kicks the target.
*'''Ability: Holo Decoy''' - Deploys a decoy that will soak up damage. It cannot damage targets, but it can stun them.
**'''Cost''' 3 ability points. +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:arcee| Arcee at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Arcee-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Arcee was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|her universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. She eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of her running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

*'''Class:''' Warrior
*'''Basic Abilities'''
**''When Attacked'': 13.5-20.7% chance to Evade the opponent's Basic Ranged Attacks.
**''Critical Hits:''
***Gains 12% of a Power Bar.
***25.9-49.7% chance to land a '''Headshot''' on Ranged Attacks, instantly inflicting and dealing 60% Attack as Bleed Damage over 3 seconds. Additional Damage if the opponent is Sidestepping or Dodging. (Unlocked at Rank 2)
*'''Signature Ability: Guardian's Ferocity''' Always wanting to protect her fellow teammates, Arcee has a 25%- chance to gain a Precision Buff, increasing Critical Rate by 25% and preventing the opponent from Evading attacks for 10 seconds.
*'''Special Attacks'''
#'''Trick Shot''' - ''Arcee shows off with a bit of flair; never missing while upside-down in mid-air.'' - Increases Ranged Damage by 35% and Ranged Speed for 6.5 seconds.
#'''Femme's Fatality''' - ''Slice thrice with unrivaled grace.'' - 100% chance to inflict Bleed on Critical Hits, dealing 69.3-108% Attack over 4 seconds.
#'''Snipe''' - ''There's no use running when she's got you in her sights.'' - 100% chance to land a Headshot, instantly inflicting and dealing 88-135% Attack as Bleed Damage over 5.9-9 seconds.
*'''Synergy Bonuses'''
**'''Allies''' with Ironhide, Prowl, and Sideswipe - +1-8% Armor.
**'''Sharpshooters''' with Mirage - +5-20% Critical Rate on ranged attacks.

==Toys==
{{main|Arcee (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
[[File:G1ArceeModelComp.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Extreme Makeover: Arcee Edition.]]
[[File:FriedmanAuctionArceeModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Ready to join Jake and Finn for adventures in the Land of Ooo.]]
[[File:BotCon1996ProgramAMArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

{{quote|And they were absolutely resistant to Arcee. I said I had a daughter who loves this stuff. There are other girls that like it. Put in a female Autobot!|[[Ron Friedman]], [http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/]}}

*[[Ron Friedman]] fought for Arcee's inclusion in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' because his daughter was a Transformers fan, but Hasbro/Sunbow were very resistant. [http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/]
*Arcee had two different [[character model]]s in 1980s ''Transformers'' media. An earlier model served as the basis for her original unproduced toy (seen above), which was also the model used for most of her Marvel Comics appearances and for parts of the episode "[[Only Human]]". Her final model, meanwhile, was used for her appearances in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', the rest of her season 3 appearances, and her Japanese ''Headmasters'' appearances.
*Arcee's finalized character model was used to make a lot of the background female characters during the movie and season 3. Various Junkion ladies and the [[Paradron Medic]]s share her design, only without the shoulder-thingies, and a [[Cheesecake robot|more "shaped" version of her earlier model]] appeared in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".
*When asked about Arcee's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Arcee is the naked mechanical equivalent of Princess Leia of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> Well, that answers that question... while raising a whole bunch of others!
*In 2010, a set of Arcee's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. In contrast to her final model and her original toy prototype, this early color model depicted her almost exclusively in shades of pink, save for some lavender on her collar, anklets, and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seats.
*[[Men in Black|Men in Black Collectibles]], the organizers of [[BotCon 1996]], attempted to produce an original "[[Action Master]]-inspired" Arcee figure as the '96 convention exclusive. As the steel tooling required to produce plastic action figures costs in the tens of thousands of dollars, this idea never went anywhere, and it is unknown whether MiB had entered into any actual discussions to license the use of the character besides. This figure was presumably unrelated to the actual Hasbro/Takara Action Master Arcee conceived of a few years earlier.
*Around 1999, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] released a special version of the Replica (reissue) [[Microman]] Lady Command figure as part of a [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] for "The Official Guide to Takara SF Land" book in white and gold chrome named Arcee. The regular versions of the Lady Command figure all had names starting with "A" (Ann, Alice, Annie and Ai<ref>[http://microforever.com/replicam18X.htm Replica Microman Series; Reissued Lady Command M181 Ann, M182 Alice, M183 Annie & M184 Ai (11/1999) at Microman Forever]</ref>), so Arcee makes sense by that logic - but whether this is an incarnation of "our" G1 character is currently not known. Only 5 Lady Command Arcee figures were released.<ref>[http://microforever.com/sflandprize.htm Replica Microman Series; Kodashan Takara SF Land Book Prize - Microman Lady Command Arcee (?/00) at Microman Forever]</ref>
*Arcee has the most romantic attachments of any Transformers character: Hot Rod in the movie, Marvel Comics, the Big Looker Storybooks and Dreamwave continuities, Springer after the movie, Chromedome (and possibly Rodimus Prime) in ''The Headmasters'', and Bumblebee in [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]] continuity. Then there's the weird affection shown toward Daniel in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", but most fans won't read too much into it, for their own sanity.
*The extras in "[[Spotlight: Arcee]]" reveal a few alternative color schemes [[Alex Milne]] and [[Simon Furman]] tried to get approved for IDW's version of Arcee, one blue, two red. [[Hasbro]] nixed all three, insisting on Arcee's usual coloration. Apparent reasons given were that "they didn't want her to be like the other female bots[,] so they wanted the pink look" and that "they wanted her different from <nowiki> </nowiki>[[Elita One]] <nowiki></nowiki>".<ref>[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/arcee-cover-colors-70762649 Alex Milne's comments on IDW Arcee's colors at deviantART]</ref> As of 2014, new female Autobots have finally been introduced, but it seems unlikely they were part of IDW's planning back then.
*In the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]] Transformers were originally treated as genderless but use 'he/him/his' as the pronouns of choice. Arcee would have existed as a genderless robot prior to Jhiaxus' experiments which gave her a female gender, with the issue being her possessing gender in a genderless society. Later issues not only introduced naturally occurring female Transformers but [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #37]] hinted that dual genders were once a natural occurrence on Cybertron. The issues have approached this retcon as being relatively insignificant in terms of Arcee's character development.
*While IDW Arcee was firmly established as an Autobot in ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]'' - in the opening blurb, in dialogue and in the form of an Autobot [[insignia]] constantly present on her chest (outside of the flashback to her being experimented on) - it is the ''only'' IDW issue to suggest that she was ever a formal Autobot. Starting with ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' and continuing thereafter, she was depicted without the chest insignia, and [[Second Exodus|''Robots in Disguise'' #18]] appears to retcon matters such that she was never [[Rite of the Autobrand|Autobranded]] at all!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Arszi''', '''RC''' (''The Movie'')
*''Italian:'' '''Saturnia''' (''The Headmasters'' and second dub of ''The Movie'')
*''Mandarin:'' ''Yǎ Shī''' (Taiwan, 雅希), '''Arcee''' (China, 阿尔茜 ''Āěrxī'')
*''Russian:'' '''Arcee''' (Арси ''Arsi'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Silvia''' (America ''The Headmasters'')

==References==
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Blacksmith

2017-07-30T02:25:13Z

ZeroSD: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */ typo fix

[[File:LL4 sculpt the metal.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]

A '''blacksmith''' is a Cybertronian medical profession, equivalent to a [[human]] midwife. In the event that a [[protoform]] is incapable of finding their natural form on their own, blacksmiths help the young Transformer along by sculpting its [[sentio metallico]] into its [[Primus]]-given shape.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
On [[Caminus]], [[Anode]] trained in the [[Lighthouse]], a facility where blacksmiths could hone their skills. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} Unfortunately, her overconfidence led her into failing a delicate operation that led to the death a protoform. Though the staff of the Lighthouse were forgiving, Anode couldn't live with herself and abandoned her job, forging evidence that she had stolen a batch of sentio metallico and leaving the planet behind. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}

====The Functionist Universe====
Blacksmiths were some of the highest-ranking members of the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]], occupying a privileged class in society just beneath the members of the [[Functionist Council]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

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Primal Vanguard

2017-07-26T23:28:30Z

ZeroSD: Dunno if earliest, though definitely a source

{{disambig2|the IDW organization|the e-HOBBY organization|Primus Vanguard}}
The '''Primal Vanguard''' is a [[Transformer]] organization concerned with off-[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] peacekeeping, dating back to [[Nova Prime]]'s day. The races it peacekept tended to be organics, who tended to get squished (literally) very soon into a fight. Its members have built-in weapons as part of their anatomy.

Members include:

{{collist|2|
*[[Ambit]]
*[[Borebit]]
*[[Delta Magnus]] (leader)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]
*[[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]
*[[Minimus Ambus]]
*[[Skar (Dynobot)|Skar]]
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] claimed to be part of a bomb disposal unit with the Primal Vanguard, though this later turned out to be a lie. {{Storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} One of his claims was that the Vanguard used surprise attacks a lot: using a [[transmat pad]] to appear and stomp the enemy. He might have made it all up though. {{storylink|Before & After}}

The Vanguard had its best days under the command of the legendary [[Delta Magnus]]. During the [[Interregnum]], after Nova Prime went missing, the Guardians looked after the [[Matrix of Leadership]] until a new Prime could be found. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} The Primal Vanguard became a source of Cybetron's reintroduction to gender as several members chose to identify as "she" after encountering sexually dimorphic organic races. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

In their better days, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] had been members of the Primal Vanguard. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} Officially known as the Vanguard Covert Strike Force, they were model soldiers with a spotless record until a mission gone wrong left their medic [[Skar (Dynobot)|Skar]] dead and forced the rest of them to adapt monstrous new [[alternate mode|altmodes]]. When their superiors callously placed the Dynobots in quarantine to study how they acquired these new modes, the team was outraged and deserted from the Primal Vanguard. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}}

By the time of the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]], the Vanguard had gone downhill. The organisation was mired in the "[[Phobos|Phobos Controversy]]" and at one point an ex-Vanguard member was responsible for a shooting in [[Apophenia]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], however, continued to study and fangasm about the Delta Magnus days, filling his workspace with Vanguard artifacts and writing monographs about them. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

====The Functionist Universe====
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate reality]], a long period of conflict existed between Cybertron and the rest of space and the Primal Vanguard was off-world for two million years. Eventually the Council claimed to have sold [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] to the [[Black Block Consortia|Black Box Consortia]] as part of a peace deal. The half a million Guardians out of work had their optics replaced with cameras on their way home: now they could serve a new function as unwitting spies. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}} [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] suspected that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] had been conscripted into the Vanguard and had been promoted to a high rank. However since Orion was nowhere to be found on Cybertron, Megatron suspected he was either dead or his ship had been waylaid. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Masterpiece'' toy bios====
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====''Legends'' manga====
When asked by the inhabitants of the [[Legends Universe]] for information on [[Magna Convoy]]'s "[[Primus Vanguard]]", the G1 World's Delta Magnus clarified that he was part of the ''Primal'' Vanguard and had never heard of the "Primus Vanguard". {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Magna Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Primal Vanguard''' (プライマルヴァンガード ''Puraimaru Vangādo'')

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Anode

2017-07-26T22:38:50Z

ZeroSD:

:''Anode is an unaligned [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Anode some other cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|You shall not pass!]]
'''Anode''' was born a [[blacksmith]], a specialist who is able to—with training—sculpt a malfunctioning [[protoform]] into its intended working order. However, for reasons she refuses to disclose, the sharp-tongued and irreverent Anode fled this life and declared herself instead an archaeologist, treasure-hunter, and adventurer. There's no artifact too risky for Anode to retrieve... even if her partner [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] begs to differ.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{spoiler|An Axe to Break the Ice|August 26}}

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[[File:LL4 sculpt the metal.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Anode was born a male on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. While certain members of the [[Primal Vanguard]] began identifying as "she" after off-world missions and encounters with organic races, Anode became bemused by the very concept of gender, and did not understand the significance of the pronouns until she left Cybertron when the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] broke out. After meeting several organic races, Anode decided she felt more comfortable as a "she" and she had her chassis rebuilt into a more feminine form. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

Some time in the past, Anode made her way to Caminus, over five hundred years before [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] reestablished interplanetary ties among Cybertronian worlds. A daring risk-taker from an early age, she began honing her natural skills as a [[blacksmith]] in the [[Lighthouse]], helping newborn protoforms by sculpting their [[Living metal|sentio metallico]]. Unfortunately, Anode's brash nature led her into performing a live sculpting on a struggling protoform before she was truly ready, and the protoform subsequently died. Though the other members of the Lighthouse were understanding and forgiving, Anode couldn't bring herself to quit, so instead she fudged the facility's records to make it look like she'd stolen the facility's supplies of sentio metallico, then fled Caminus forever. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}

[[File:LL1 sentio metallico bloom.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Five hundred years ago, Anode and Lug travelled to [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] at the behest of prospective client [[Grand Architect|Techy]] in search of a piece of rare [[Living metal|widowed metal]]. They found themselves on the wrong side of a [[Decepticon]] [[Cybernought]]; although Anode deployed a forcefield, Lug was convinced that they were going to die. Anode was spared by the machinations of the [[time travel]]ling [[Censere|Necrobot]]; as part of his efforts to rescue the "disappeared", he took Anode to the future and stored her in a [[Stasis pod|stasis pod]] until she could recover from the disorienting effects of the time-skip.

In the present day, Anode woke up on the [[Necroworld]] along with the dozens of other refugees the Necrobot had collected. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} However, her senses were still scrambled by the effects of the time jump, and as a result she began hallucinating that Lug had arrived with her, holding regular conversations between herself and "Lug." {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

Anode attended a debriefing held by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to help bring the disoriented time-travelers up to speed on recent events. Anode was less than impressed by the Autobot's boring delivery. The two then were accosted by [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], who annoyed them with some nonsensical questions under the pretense of conducting "background checks." When she told Swerve to leave, the red [[Autobot]] sarcastically mentioned that she should see [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] for "timesickness" – remembering Velocity from their time together on Caminus, Anode tried to leave the Necroworld via teleporter before Velocity could track her down. [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] caught her before they could escape; although she received a reprimand for almost wasting the one-use teleporter, Anode was fascinated to see Drift's [[Great Sword]]. Rodimus and his allies decided to use the teleporter to head back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to pick up another ship, and Anode stayed behind with the other time-displaced Cybertronians. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

[[File:BadMoonRising-Anodealtmode.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]

Anode and "Lug" later reconvened by the Necrobot's monument to the disappeared, where they discussed recent events and what the future held for them. Though Anode professed an aloofness regarding her new friends, she eventually confessed that she was interested in their quest for [[Cyberutopia]], though "Lug" joked that she would be more interested in plundering its treasures than starting a new life there. Her one-sided conversation was interrupted by [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s fight with [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], and over the course of the battle she was sent flying and impaled on a piece of debris. [[Kaput]] tended to her wounds before Velocity arrived to discuss what had transpired when Anode fled Caminus. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} Anode explained that she'd falsified her records before fleeing; realizing that she'd never heard the story, "Lug" was unable to conceal her sense of betrayal and fled back to the memorial. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} Anode caught up with her, where "Lug" revealed that she'd always thought that ''she'' was the reason why Anode had fled her homeworld. Anode revealed her history as a blacksmith and noted that she needed a reason for her coworkers to hate her, unable to live with the guilt. Anode apologized, but realized that her friend had vanished...{{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}

Anode returned to the medibay to search for Lug, only to realize that nobody had any idea who she was talking about. Anode's explanation prompted the staff to reveal security tapes of her emerging alone from her stasis pod; after scanning the list of names on the Necrobot's monument, she realized that Lug hadn't travelled to the future with her, and was merely a timesickness-induced hallucination. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} Kaput then took her, Nautica and Velocity to Lug's flower where he explained how Lug had died. Realizing that the Necrobot had preserved some of Lug's Spark energy inside the flower, Anode had a brainwave and rushed back to the fortress. She explained her plan to resurrect Lug by using the snowflake as a receptacle for Lug's Spark. It was touch and go for a second there but the new protoform stabilized and Anode showed off her "new" backpack to [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] when the group returned to their own universe. {{storylink|Dissolution_Part_6:_This_Machine_Kills_Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} After Lug had fully grown, Anode confessed the truth behind the Lighthouse. The two snuggled up afterwards. As Lug played with Roller, Anode questioned Nautica (since they were now besties!) on her eye-patch. Anode boarded the [[Skip|ship]] when the group left Necroworld. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}

{{spoiler|An Axe to Break the Ice|August 26}}

When the femmes stopped off at [[Troja Major]], Anode asked to borrow money from Nautica only to learn ten thousand [[Shanix|shanix]] was still considered a lot of money so she decided to steal the mood pipes she wanted instead. After fleeing from a displeased (and quite scary looking) stall clerk, Anode began smelling [[Living metal|sentio metallico]] and followed it to a warehouse where she flung open a coffin to try and find the new body. As it turned out, the coffin ''was'' a mech. The mech tried to attack Anode and Lug only for Anode to realize he was a newborn and reacting on instinct. The three were then ambushed by the [[Black Block Consortia]] who demanded Anode and Lug step aside and hand over the mech. Unwilling to do so, the organics opened fire only for Lug to tackle Anode to safety but allowing the newborn to die. As Anode grieved, [[Wipe-Out]] suddenly made himself known and motioned for the two to follow him. As the three escaped, Wipe-Out revealed that the blacksmiths were under threat and being targeted. At a bar, the three compared notes (namely who the Black Block Consortia was and Anode and Lug's new genders) before Techy's troops, led by [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] teleported into the bar and cornered them. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-Anode.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] never occurred, Anode was a qualified blacksmith who had wound up on a Cybertron under the control of the totalitarian [[Functionist Council]]. She eventually abandoned her comfortable life in favor of joining the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], working alongside rogue Council member [[Nine-of-Twelve]].

When a group of castaways from an alternate universe arrived and immediately ran afoul of the local [[Functionary|Functionaries]], Anode watched as the group returned to their headquarters in [[Kalis|Adaptica]], and later observed a live feed of the Functionist Council revealing the "true purpose" of [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. The group's musings were interrupted by the sudden return of [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} Anode and Nine-of-Twelve watched in abject horror as the now-weaponized moon began laying waste to their city using tractor beams. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}

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==Notes==
*An {{w|anode}} is a polarized electrical device.
*Anode was originally going to appear by running into [[Getaway|Getaway's]] ''Lost Light'' crew. When ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' became ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'', Roberts changed that to the Necrobot taking her to Necroworld so any new readers could meet the characters and concepts alongside Anode. <ref>[https://boroughcon.com/2017/04/revealing-greatness-with-james-roberts/ Interview with Boroughcon]</ref>
*[[James Roberts]] confirmed on Twitter that Anode is not Camien.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/863355520266141696 Tweet by James Roberts, 2017/05/13]</ref> [[An Axe to Break the Ice]] finally confirmed that Anode originated in Cybertron and is transgender, transitioning after traveling offworld.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Caminus]]
[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformers]]

Talk:Manual class

2017-06-22T09:00:16Z

ZeroSD: Relationship with Construction-class?

So we appear to have construction bots in the manual class... and a construction class. Is one a subjection of the later? Any thoughts on this? [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 05:00, 22 June 2017 (EDT)

Council of Worlds

2017-06-21T03:57:21Z

ZeroSD:

:''The Council of Worlds is a polity from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:NewWorldsOrder-CouncilOfWorlds.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Let's hope they don't need any more delegates later! They'll need a new table!]]

The '''Council of Worlds''', not to be confused with the [[Galactic Council]], is a body where Cybertron and its scattered Transformer colonies can come together, governing their interaction and integration for the good of all members.

It's not going too well, but somehow it's managed to keep together.

==Members==
{{collist|3|
*High Chancellor [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]—head
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]—delegate for [[Republic of Cybertron|Cybertron]]
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] ([[Mistress of Flame]] as substitute)—delegate for [[Caminus]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]—delegates for [[Velocitron]]
*[[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] and [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]]—delegates for [[Devisiun]]
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron]]—delegates for [[Eukaris]]
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]—delegates for [[Vigilem|Carcer]]
}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:MistakesAndMayhem-CouncilOfWorldsconference.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Does this make Optimus Prime [[Mace Windu]] and Starscream [[Palpatine]]?]]

After the conclusion of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and the foiling of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s attempted [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|ascension]], the newly-returned First [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] located five of his siblings; eons ago, these thirteen Titans had departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and founded colonies. While merged with Metroplex's mind, [[Caminus|Camien]] [[cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught glimpses of these scattered colonies, some of whom had diverged wildly from ancestral Cybertronian stock during their isolation. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

After Windblade and Wheeljack repaired Metroplex's [[space bridge]], [[Republic of Cybertron]] High Chancellor [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s government began preparing to make "first contact" with the colonies, starting with the impoverished [[Caminus]].

When it was clear that Starscream planned to annex Caminus into a new empire, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] began to push him to form a council of representatives from each colony. Starscream ignored this {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} until Optimus cannily said how Starscream was ''so'' gonna do it and it was ''his own idea'' right in front of the cameras. The disgruntled High Chancellor agreed. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

The first problem was to work out how the Council would work when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and Starscream were the only two representatives so far. The suggestion of Optimus as a tiebreaker was seen as unacceptable because Camiens viewed him as a living god, giving him ''two'' votes and allowing him to run the body; Starscream's demand that Cybertron had "a final say in all things" was equally unacceptable to Windblade. A decision was, however, reached over [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] attack. Prowl would be imprisoned on Caminus before facing trial for crimes under both planets' laws. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

In the end, political wrangling ensured [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] was the representative of Cybertron and Starscream was the head. This was meant to give Starscream de facto control but he was unaware that Rattrap, having been working for Prowl, was secretly working for Optimus now. {{storylink|All That Remains}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} Prowl continued to argue that this was only leading to a reborn [[Decepticon Empire]] under Starscream (while Rattrap schemed to knock out Starscream before his dealings were exposed). [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], however, believed it would eventually force Cybertron to write up a constitution for itself. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

Caminus and Cybertron opened their borders and enjoyed cultural, economic, and personal gain as a result. It was also noticed that a number of former Decepticons were emigrating to Caminus to escape the prejudice they suffered on Cybertron, even as Camiens moved to Cybertron. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} [[Velocitron]], however, rejected membership in the Council (or even diplomatic relations) as it felt there was nothing to gain. Windblade schmoozed their diplomats and took a team through behind Starscream's back to ensure union. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} A bit of cheating and showmanship convinced Velocitron to join the Council after all. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

While Windblade was doing all of this, Starscream went off with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to explore the planet [[Devisiun]]. The inhabitants of Devisiun were quite impressed by Starscream's combiner and happily joined the Council, sending [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] and [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] as their ambassadors. Tired of the back-and-forth power plays, Windblade confronted Starscream about his deception; the two agreed to travel to [[Eukaris]], the next colony world, together. The inhabitants of Eukaris proved supremely distrustful of vehicular Transformers from Cybertron, although Windblade's status as a Camien permitted her to argue her case to the assembled tribal leaders. After the two offworlders helped to put down the berserk Titan [[Chela]], Eukaris also agreed to join the Council, sending the outcasts [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron]] as delegates. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

[[File:TheWillOfTheFew-councilofworlds.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Let's hope it turns out better than that [[Galactic Republic|other council of worlds]]. ]]

The final colony which Metroplex located was [[Vigilem|Carcer]], a spaceborne Titan. Starscream and Windblade tried to parley favour with the Titan's captain, [[Elita One]]. Although Starscream's brash remarks quickly turned Elita hostile, Windblade persuaded them to join the Council to counter Starscream's political influence. Two weeks later, [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] joined the council, with the scene being broadcast on Cybertron's news service. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

As the council took shape, a Justice Committee was established for legal issues between two colonies. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

In a desperate attempt to force the Transformers' war off [[Earth]], Optimus (after hearing a lot about his Prime state from believers like [[Victorion]] and [[Aileron]]) decided to unilaterally declare Earth a member of the Council. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

This naturally upset Starscream, who held an emergency meeting with the other members of the Council. Windblade was willing to give Optimus the benefit of the doubt, although she agreed with Starscream's refusal to grant Optimus or Earth a seat on the Council, maintaining that the Council should only govern interactions between Transformer-populated planets. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

[[File:TAAO1 CouncilOfWorlds.jpg|thumb|right|400px|]]
The Council convened for a Justice Committee session in response to a series of [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] attacks on Cybertronian Decepticons, including a part supplier for Carcer: this foreign connection was the thin end of the wedge that Obsidian used to claim it was council business and not internal Cybertronian. Despite Starscream's reluctance to cede any authority to investigate a crime on Cybertron, the Council moved to have [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] investigate the crime spree. {{storylink|07:00:00}} Airazor and Obsidian would grouse that this matter showed Cybertronian politics was a mess, but Obsidian noted they had no choice but to solve it. As further police violence sparked counter-violence across Iacon, the delegates thought little of Starscream's plans to stamp on it and instead gave the final pressure for Starscream to put Ironhide in control of the Cybertronian Security Forces, with a mandate to reform it and expand the membership outside of Starscream's control (not that he could complain about that!). {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

The Council convened to meet with Optimus and hear him out. Although Prime insisted that his intentions were pure, Starscream brought up the long history of other [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s who had abused their power and privilege, arguing that Optimus was just the latest in a long lineage of morally dubious Primes. Ultimately, the Council voted against allowing Earth a seat on the council. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

When news footage came in of Optimus raising a ''bloody Titan'' on Earth, and the MIA [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] at that, an emergency meeting was held. Starscream endured it in anger, as the Titan seemed to prove Earth was a genuine colony planet and Optimus's ability to raise it apparently authenticated the divine rightness of his actions as a "true" Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] returned to life, he was infuriated by the news of the Council's formation, and the sight of "malformed" colonists mingling with Autobots and Decepticons was one that he considered disgusting. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} While he was killed, it wasn't before he'd sicced an army of undead Titans through space to conquer Cybertron. After Carcer picked this up, Obsidian called an impromptu meeting, revealed the threat, and asked for a declaration of war. After initial panic (especially from Knock Out) and discussion about evacuations (''especially'' from Knock Out), Starscream snapped it back into shape and organised Cybertron on a war footing, with aid from any offworlders remaining and Carcer's orbiting firepower, while the most vulnerable were evacuated to Caminus. Councillors Strika, Airazor, and Tigatron joined the battle.

[[File:BehindMyBleedingBack-CouncilofWorlds.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Why do we keep redecorating?]]

The invasion proved unstoppable though and Starscream requested Carcer was deployed in Titan form: a request that was refused. {{storylink|Ping}} Starscream recalled all the councillors from combat to discuss other measures. While Cybertron was ordered to evacuate, Windblade proposed leading a team (including Airazor, Tigatron, and Fireshot) to raid Carcer and force it into battle. Unknown at the Spire, Obsidian was advocating that Elita-1 explained ''why'' they couldn't use Carcer but to no avail. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

When Optimus discovered an [[Earth Defense Command]] weapon that had been reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, he warned the [[President of the United States|President]] that this would prompt a response from the Council. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} He later went to the Council to advocate handing tech to both Earth and the newly arrived [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] race, to a severe pushback from Starscream and sneaky, passive-aggressive aid from the Mistress of Flame. Starscream refused to budge: the Tyrest Accord, to him, was a crucial way of stopping potentially hostile aliens from using Cybertron's tech to ''attack'' the weakened planet and any violation by Optimus was treason. When it came to Earth, there was still no mechanism to vote the planet on and it still lacked a representative. Optimus departed, seeing in Starscream's words a path to get Earth a seat. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

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===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
The Council, consisting of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]], and the [[Mistress of Flame]], ruled over post-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Caminus]]. Following a battle between [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] on Caminus, the Council debated using the [[Enigma of Combination]] to create their own [[combiner]] army. Rodimus favored using the Enigma while Starscream was more resistant to the idea. Before a decision could be made, a failed attempt to destroy the Enigma by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] resulted in Starscream being injured and the police force being put on high alert. {{storylink|The Council}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], Windblade and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] later attacked the Council's chambers together in order to destroy the Enigma and were engaged by their automated defenses, but they were interrupted by the surprise appearence by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who tore off Rodimus's arm. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}}

[[Category:Council of Worlds| ]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1]]
[[Category:Transformer governments]]

A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)

2017-05-19T20:08:00Z

ZeroSD: Hard to say it's an error when accumulated damage is a thing.

{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] event|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)}}
{{episode
|image=G1toon starscream king of the castle.jpg
|caption="It's only a model." "Shhh."
|series=G1toon
|ep=40
|prev2=Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2
|next2=The Golden Lagoon (episode)
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=30
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=11
|prev3=The Master Builders (episode)
|next3=The Golden Lagoon (episode)
|title="A Deceptacon Raider in King Arthur's Court" "A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court"
|airdate=[[October 24]], 1985
|written by=[[Douglas Booth]]
|production code=#700-39
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Unknown Generation 1 animation studio|Unknown]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Transformers go to the sixth century but avoid Camelot, as it is a silly place.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Ramjetinpast.gif|left|thumb|You yellow bastard! Come back here, and get what's coming to you! I'll bite yer legs off!]]

[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] are battling it out with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. When the [[Decepticon]]s retreat out of exhaustion, Rumble detects energy in a nearby cave. After they wander inside they are transported to 543 A.D., where they are greeted by Sir [[Wigend of Blackthorne]] and his knights, who believe the [[Transformer]]s are knights of an enemy realm. Their arrival is also observed by an owl, who flies off to inform his master, the wizard [[Beorht]], of this strange new development.

[[File:Raiderrumblejoust.jpg|thumb|Listen... in order to maintain airspeed velocity, Ramjet needs to spin his turbines 43 times every second, right?]]

Nearby, [[Nimue]], princess of that enemy kingdom, is spying on their conversation and runs to warn her father, [[Aetheling the Red|Sir Aetheling the Red]], but she bumps into Spike (literally). The Decepticons agree to help Blackthorne's knights win their conflict with Aetheling, but Starscream obviously wants to rule and have a land of his own. Spike enters the jousting tournament between the two kingdoms (which has been rigged by the Decepticons, of course), but quickly fails.

Ramjet and Rumble enter the tournament together (Rumble riding Ramjet in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]), but are defeated by Warpath and Sir Aetheling. An enraged Starscream is sick of chivalry, kidnaps Nimue and threatens her life unless Sir Aetheling agrees to give up his realm. The Autobots give chase but cannot keep up due to lack of energy and collapse out of exhaustion.

[[File:Raiderstarscreamcooks.jpg|left|thumb|What manner of man are you, that can summon up fire without flint or tinder?]]

Starscream holds Nimue prisoner in Blackthorne's castle, which he has commandeered, and forces its residents to construct and power a primitive electrical generator to keep the Decepticons energized. Starscream then sends Rumble to get [[wikipedia:potassium nitrate|potassium nitrate]] (in other words, LOTS of bird crap) to make gunpowder.

[[File:Raiderrollinthehay.jpg|thumb|Yes! Yes! You must give us ALL a good spanking!]]

Spike attempts to save Nimue from Blackthorne's keep, only to find she and Sir Blackthorne are now a happy couple. Despite feeling rejected, Spike still agrees to help fight the war against the Decepticons.

Meanwhile, the Autobots and Sir Aetheling's knights charge towards the castle to battle it out with the Decepticons. The Autobots help the knights cross the moat and scale the walls, but they can't put up much of a fight due to their dangerously low energy levels. Starscream's gunpowder projectiles make short work of the invading forces.

[[File:Raiderdragonvsautobots.jpg|left|thumb|When suddenly... the ANIMATOR suffered a fatal heart attack! And the cartoon peril was no more.]]

Beorht the wizard appears and summons lightning that fills Warpath and Hoist back up to full strength. They take back the battle with Starscream and are victorious. Beorht concludes the robots are time travelers and leads them all back to the cave in which they arrived, only to find it guarded by a [[dragon]]. Starscream refuses to go any closer, but Beorht pulls out a pouch of "[[Dragon's Bane]]", noting that a little bit of it works every time. He throws the concoction at the dragon, and it explodes, frightening away the beast.

Spike and the Transformers go back into the cave and return to the present using the [[Dragon Mound]]. When they arrive back in their own time, they are greeted by multiple cannon blasts by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Starscream tackles his leader in a burst of enthusiasm at being back safely. Megatron, on the other hand, isn't nearly as happy to see Starscream, who has just ruined his shot...
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (5)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (2)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (3)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (4)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (15)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (16)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (17)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (18)

|c3=
*[[Nimue]] (7)
*[[Wigend of Blackthorne]] (8)
*[[Wulf]] (9)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (10)
*[[Aetheling the Red]] (11)
*[[Beorht]] (12)

|c4=
*[[Solomon]] the owl
* A [[dragon]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"Oohh! I just changed heads last week!"
:—A ground-bound '''Ramjet''' learns that even a tough jet is no match for [[Warpath (G1)|a tank]].

"Out of the way, Rumble! It could be dangerous. As your leader, I must take the risk. Anyway, I'm lower on energy than you!"
:—'''Starscream''' acting true to form.

"Huh! Inferior construction, even for an Autobot. One good whack, it breaks right in two!"
:—'''Ramjet''' examining the "wreckage" of Sir Wulf and his horse.
[[File:Beorht01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Look! It's the old man from Scene 24!]]

"What's more important is that we have 1,451 years to go before we have to worry about the Autobots and that bungler Megatron!"
:—Even trapped in the past, '''Starscream''' looks on the bright side, unaware his math is failing.

"Whatcha waiting for, Red Knight? Don't you wanna rumble with Rumble?"
:—"Sir" '''Rumble''' prepares to joust.

[[File:Raiderrumblepoo.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"Who's that there?" "I dunno. Must be a king." "Why?"]]

"Make some idiot twenty feet tall, and he thinks he rules the Earth."
:— '''Beorht''' isn't too impressed by Starscream.

"Starscream! Lower the drawbridge! ''Ugh!'' I got your stupid potassium nitrate!"
:—'''Rumble''', carrying a pot of bird droppings while also covered in same.

"What's the matter? Aren't you glad to see us?" 
"RRRRAGGGH!!"
:—'''Starscream''' asks a rather loaded question of '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*This episode omits Warpath's glowing blue faceplate-slits, which light up when he talks throughout the rest of the season. In fact, when he consoles Spike after Nimue is captured, his mouthplate moves up and down, which it doesn't do in any other episode.
*Warpath's chest cannon's length changes frequently during the episode.
* The first shot of Warpath has him rolling along in tank mode, drawn at about a 1/4-angle viewpoint, but the ground beneath him is scrolling parallel to the camera.
* A bizarre flash of energy envelopes Ramjet as he returns to [[robot mode]] after colliding with Warpath.
* When Starscream raises his right arm to point, the Decepticon emblem on his wing is no longer there.
* Again showing a wanton disregard for the background matte, Warpath slides sideways as he drives down the hill.
[[File:DecepticonRaider Nimue.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Oh, wicked, bad, evil, ''naughty'' Zoot!]]

* Princess Nimue has cleavage that appears and disappears from shot to shot and sometimes frame to frame. And no, you are not a pervert if you watched the episode six times to chronicle this error.
* The script seems to have called for a trumpet fanfare to summon Spike to the jousting field (thus Hoist's "That's your call!" line.) The sound editors complied by timing a fanfare in the background music to coincide with the moment, but the resulting effect is that Warpath seems to be listening to the background music.
* A glint of light from Sir Aetheling's sword gets a ''very'' loud sound effect. Since sunlight is so loud, y'know.
* When Ramjet rams into Warpath in the jousting duel, his canopy is smashed and nose cone crushed in, yet less than a minute later, he's back to normal when the remaining Decepticons attempt to flee with Starscream.
* As Starscream walks up to kidnap Nimue, the background scrolls behind him much faster than the speed of his walk.
* Starscream is missing his wing emblems as he drives off with Nimue.
* Warpath's tank mode is rather consistently portrayed as bigger and taller than Hoist's truck mode. While that would be accurate in the real world, Hoist is taller than Warpath in robot mode.
* Starscream's mouth doesn't move during most of his "No, Rumble, not I..." line.
* After he throws the gunpowder and puts his hands on his hips, one of Starscream's arm guns isn't quite attached to his arm.
* The tires on Hoist's feet are white instead of black as he stands up after the lightning recharge.
* Hoist tackles Starscream even though one frame later he's seen in vehicle mode.
* A bit of clumsy sound editing towards the end of this episode results in a small but noticeable error. As Hoist says, "That is, if there's a way—" his voice is very abruptly cut off. Then Beohrt announces: "Hoist said 'time'!" when Hoist has actually said nothing of the sort. The line as recorded was "That is, if there's a way back to our own time!" and it was followed by a short scene of Starscream feebly requesting a little energy and being threatened by Warpath, before Beorht makes his proclamation. The removal of the Warpath/Starscream scene appears to have inadvertently clipped the relevant few words off the end of Hoist's line.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Spike gets kissed.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look, let me go back in there and face the peril." "No, it's too perilous." "...Oh, let me have just a little bit of peril?"]]
* The historical accuracy of some aspects of this episode is somewhat lacking. (No! Really?)
** While the recipe for gunpowder expressed in this episode is roughly correct, gunpowder would not make its way to medieval Europe for another eight hundred years or so, and then only from the Far East. Of course, the whole ''point'' of its appearance is that it's a rare, mysterious, wizardly type of thing, so hey.
** Plate armour of the kind worn by the various knights in this episode was not introduced into medieval Europe until around the year 1400—almost a thousand years from the stated ''anno domini'' 543. Even so, one should be fair to the writers and cartoonists, given that major motion pictures like ''Excalibur'' also made this sort of error (or used it for dramatic effect because audiences would easily recognise a stereotypical "knight" as opposed to a historically accurate version). We can let slide the armor that Hoist creates for Spike.
**Also, everyone seems to be speaking [[Wikipedia:Early Modern English|Early Modern English]] instead of [[Wikipedia:Old English|Old English]]. Way to go!
* Starscream's math is out by a decade: 543 + 1451 = 1994, rather than the correct date of the Transformers' awakening, 1984.
* Warpath's cannon changes from shooting lasers to shells again
* As usual, many humans are pretty much invincible. Wulf survives getting headbutted off his horse by Ramjet with barely a scratch. Even with his armor on, half of Wulf's bones should have been shattered to bits by a blow like that.

===Continuity notes===
[[File:G1 DecepRaiderinKingArthurs WarpathramsRamjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''In war we're tough and able Quite in-de-fa-ti-gable Although at times, we're given rhymes That are quite un-sing-able!'']]

* Ramjet apparently changes his head on a regular basis. Hah!
* Fans have made much of the fact that Warpath defeats Ramjet in a collision, but really, Ramjet's specialty is hitting ''other planes''. Even a tough jet doesn't compare to a ''tank''. It's impressive he withstood one hit when you get down to it.
* Warpath makes a strange observation, noting that he's so low on energy that he "can't even stay transformed". Apparently, remaining in vehicle mode consumes energy.
* Warpath speaks with a moving mouthplate in this episode, rather than the cheek blinkers he sometimes has.
* Even if he can't fire lasers, Warpath can still fire shells (and does so, trying to hit Ramjet in the castle).

===Real-world references===
[[File:Exteriordragonmound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|SO, brave knights, if you do DOUBT your courage or your strength, come no further, for ''[[Death|DEATH]]'' awaits you all... with nasty, big, pointy teeth!]]

* The title of this episode is an homage to the novel ''[[wikipedia:A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court|A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]'' written by [[Mark Twain]] and published in 1889.
* The Dragon Mound is surrounded by a [[wikipedia:Stonehenge|Stonehenge]]-like structure.
* The instrument panel on the time-travel device is written in [[wikipedia:Runic alphabet|Runic alphabet]]. [[:File:Runes1.jpg|[1]]] [[:File:Runes2.jpg|[2]]] [[File:Runes1.jpg|1px]][[File:Runes2.jpg|1px]]
* Surprisingly, there is a slight bit of Arthurian legend present in the episode. Nimue (better known as the Lady of the Lake) is an Arthurian character who fell in love with Merlin. Unsurprisingly, that Nimue is nothing like this episode's Nimue.
* ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
** [[Luke Skywalker]]'s [[lightsaber]] deflecting the seeker ball bolts can be faintly heard as Beorht recharges Warpath and Hoist.
** The sound of a lightsaber igniting is used as Beorht drops his electrically charged staff.
* Despite the title, King [[Arthur]] doesn't make an appearance in this tale, thus making him Sir-Not-Appearing-In-This-Film.

===Trivia===
[[File:Deceptacon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Nu!" "No no no no, it's not that, it's 'ni'." "Nu!" "No no, 'ni'. You're not doing it properly."]]

* The original broadcast version of this episode featured the misspelled title, "A Decept'''a'''con Raider..." The error was corrected for the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' version of the episode. Likewise, when [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] recreated the title cards for their DVD release of the series, it was also amended. This flub seemed minor then, [[Scorpinok (episode)|but]] [[A Tale of Two Heros|years]] [[Imprisoned Inferno|later...]]
* Spike actually gets a kiss from a girl. What will [[Carly]] think?
* This episode is one of four pre-movie episodes in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] does not appear.
[[File:DecepticonRaider-NotHank.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Fear not, Ranger! Or is that "Fear not-Ranger"?]]
* Among the audience members watching the joust is a dark-skinned man whose outfit greatly resembles the one worn by Hank the Ranger in the [[wikipedia:Dungeons and Dragons (TV series)|''Dungeons and Dragons'' animated series]]—not entirely surprising, as that program was produced by [[Marvel Productions]], who partnered with [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] on ''Transformers'', and both shows were animated by [[Toei]]. Next to "Hank" are a man with a shield and a woman in a cloak, but they do not otherwise strongly resemble Eric the Cavalier or Sheila the Thief, characters who were associated with magical versions of those items in the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' cartoon.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Um Cavaleiro Decepticon na Corte do Rei Arthur'''" ("A Decepticon Knight in King Arthur's Court")
:*''Original airdate:''

'''German'''
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' "'''Sprung in die Vergangenheit'''" ("Jump into the Past")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 9]], [[1994]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Un Decepticon alla corte di re Artù'''" ("A Decepticon in King Arthur's Court")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
:* This episode was never broadcast in Italy in the '80s and, as such, it only got dubbed in Italian with the 2008 full G1 redubbing.

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Time Traveller'''" (タイムトラベラー, "Time Travellers")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 7]], [[1986]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''霸天虎入侵亚瑟王朝'''" ("Decepticons Invade King Arthur's Period")
:*''Original airdate:''

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;[[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]]
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 4 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 04: Stagione Due Parte Seconda ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-39.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]

Dissolution Part 2: Anomie

2017-02-02T00:46:38Z

ZeroSD:

{{Comicstory
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|title="Dissolution Part 2: Anomie"
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 1]], [[2017]]
|coverdate=January 2017
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Jack Lawrence]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
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'''While Rodimus's team gets to grips with the Functionist Universe, Tailgate's increasingly aggressive behavior lands Anode in hot water.'''

==Synopsis==
Confronted by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] and his [[Functionary|Functionaries]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and company realize they have wound up in the [[Functionist Universe|alternate universe]] previously glimpsed by [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]—a world ruled by the [[Functionist Council]], where [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] never lived to start the war. Believing them to be members of the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], like the other prisoners currently in his clutches, Twelve-of-Twelve has them arrested; Megatron instructs everyone to go along peacefully, hoping the rest of the council can be reasoned with. After a Functionary destroys their "teleport den," the group is paraded through the streets, where Megatron observes in disgust as the populace fawns over Twelve-of-Twelve. Rodimus is naturally in a bad mood about the whole situation, and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]] only succeeds in annoying him more when he tries to sympathize. [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] observe several large screens around the city displaying countdown clocks and wonder how they are connected to the "Day of Revelation" mentioned by their captor, but Drift attention is soon diverted to a colossal, building-sized statue of [[Primus]], bearing the inscription "Survive and Thrive" at its base. Haunted by the phrase, Drift tells Ratchet about the vision he experienced just before they left: a vision that included [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]], the legendary "[[Phantom Fleet]]" of lost [[Worldsweeper]]s... and those words, and many others, scrawled in multiple ancient dialects. Drift also begins to describe the "rain" in his vision, but before he can finish, a grenade clatters into the street and blows up in the faces of the Functionaries leading the group. The Anti-Vocationist League has arrived to save its captive members!

On [[Necroworld]], [[Anode]] finds [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] lounging by the Memorial to the Disappeared, relaxing after the difficult business of apologizing to everyone for Anode's lack of a social filter. Anode claims not to care what any of them think, but Lug knows she's lying, as she hid her original function from [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] when asked. After a bit of poking, Anode admits that she's interested in the quest for [[Cyberutopia]], thinking it might be nice to settle down there; Lug retorts with a laugh that Anode isn't interested in "settling down," but in plundering its treasures. Just then, the body of [[Fangry]] comes flying through the air and crashes into the memorial, followed swiftly by a furious [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who has beaten Fangry to a pulp for his attack on [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]. Anode attempts to intervene, but Tailgate backhands her away, inadvertently hurling her against a chunk of debris that impales her through the torso. As Fangry's fellow Decepticons beat a hasty retreat when Tailgate snarls at them, Cyclonus arrives on the scene and reproaches the little 'bot for his actions. In an attempt to make Tailgate understand the enormity and severity of the change his new powers represent, Cyclonus takes him to the site of the group's battle with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], still littered with the bodies of the many, ''many'' Decepticons Tailgate killed. Tailgate thinks he is merely attempting to make him feel guilty for causing so much death, and argues that it was kill-or-be-killed; Cyclonus tries to make him understand that it is evidence of how much his strength is growing, potentially to a point beyond his control, and how fast his increasing powers are burning through his [[energon]]. Tailgate tries to argue otherwise... at which point, his energon reserves deplete and he collapses.

Back in the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s fortress, Anode awakes with a start in the med-bay, roused by nightmarish recollections of her old life. Her wounds have been patched by another of the "Disappeared," [[Kaput]], who responded to Lug's calls for help. But no sooner has the medic introduced himself than [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] storms into the med-bay and pins Anode down, announcing that she is making a citizen's arrest. Just as Anode had feared, Velocity remembers her—as a thief. While [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] goes to check the life-support pods and make sure there aren't any other late-to-revive stragglers like Anode and Lug in them (with a strange remark to [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] on the way out, tapping his neck and saying he "needs another" something when he gets back because he is "starting to feel it again"), Velocity produces the "snowflake" treasure previously found by Anode and demands they talk about "the Lighthouse..."

The Anti-Functionist League, it turns out, are a bunch of total wimps who can't put up any kind of fight against the Functionaries. At Rodimus's urging, Megatron breaks his bonds, frees the rest of the team, then takes command of the situation, directing everyone in a brief, dramatic, one-sided battle that sees them emerge victorious. Twelve-of-Twelve boasts that they still cannot stop the broadcast that is about to begin, but when [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] snags him around the throat with a chain, all his bravado disappears and he puts in a distress call to be teleported out. As he vanishes, [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] marvels over Megatron's leadership skills, while Rodimus asks the AVL leader [[Clicker]] what the next step of his plan is. Clicker explains they will be using a concealed matter transporter nearby to relocate to the AVL's base of operations: Cyberutopia. Rodimus stares gape-mouthed at Clicker, but before he can ask any questions, the countdown timers all reach zero, and are replaced on the screens with an image of Functionist Council member [[Six-of-Twelve]]. The Day of Revelation has come, Six-of-Twelve tells everyone watching: the day on which the Functionists reveal to the world what the alternate mode of their prisoner, the rebel icon [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], is for!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (2)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (4)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (6)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (9)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (13)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]] (14)
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*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (18)
*[[Kaput]] (23)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (25)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (26)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (27)
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*[[Fangry]] (12)
*[[Rapidfire]] (20)
*Two other "Disappeared" Decepticons (19, 21)
*[[Jack-Knife]]'s corpse (24)

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*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (1)
*[[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] (3)
*[[Twelve-of-Twelve]] (7)
*Multiple [[Functionary|Functionaries]] (8)
*[[Anode]] (10)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (11)
*Two [[Lunabot]]s (15)
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*Other [[Anti-Vocationist League]]rs (16)
*[[Clicker]] (17)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (22)
*[[Six-of-Twelve]] (28)
*Functionist Universe [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (29)
{{!}}}
}}

==Quotes==
"Be careful. When you lie to me, you lie to '''God.'''"
:—'''Twelve-of-Twelve''' threatens our heroes

"The ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s been stolen; we're '''once again''' without a map to Cyberutopia; and now, to top it all, we're trapped in entirely the wrong universe. We've never been further from our goal. '''Ever.''' In fact, it's hard to escape the conclusion that we'd be closer to finding the '''Knights of Cybertron''' if we hadn't started looking for them in the first place." 
"What was that? What was that supposed to be? The opposite of a '''pep talk,''' that's what that was. God! I was angry, now I'm angry and '''depressed.''' Can I be chained to someone else, please?"
:—'''Minimus Ambus''' gets on '''Rodimus'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s nerves

"Ah. Okay. Oooh-kay. I get it. Bad guy or not, he was a '''person.''' Point taken. Lesson learned. Except '''no.''' Because it was '''him or me''', Cyclonus, I didn't kill him for '''fun!''' And if I'm '''honest?''' I don't think you get to play that card. I mean, how many people have '''you''' killed? '''Innocent''' people. How often do you think about '''them?'''" 
"Every day."
:—'''Tailgate''' and '''Cyclonus'''

"I'm making a '''citizen's arrest.'''" 
''(beat)'' 
"Who knows how to make a citizen's arrest?"
:—'''Velocity'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Rewind references the "Black Box Consortia," the Functionist Universe version of the [[Black Block Consortia]] who were previously mentioned in [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]]. This finally confirms that wasn't just a typo!
*Oddly enough, Tailgate and Cyclonus' current relationship parallels their dynamic from the beginning of the comic. But this time, it's ''Tailgate'' who's the violent and powerful bot that needs to calm down.
*Primus's statue renders the character as he appeared in [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|the ''More than Meets the Eye'' 2012 annual]].
*Drift mentioned having another vision recently last issue; we here learn that he was not referring to his original vision, which inspired him to join the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew, but rather to a new premonition that guided him and Ratchet to Necroworld, which took place off-panel prior to [[The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|''More than Meets the Eye'' #51]].
*The Worldsweepers seen in Drift's vision last issue are identified by him as the [[Phantom Fleet]], which disappeared in the [[Dark Nebula]]. The Nebula was previously mentioned in [[Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!|the ''More than Meets the Eye: Revolution'' one-shot]] as the home of the [[Dire Wraith]]s.
*The Anti-Vocationist League members seen in this issue include two [[Lunabot]]s, as seen before in issue #35.
*Kaput previously appeared in [[Omega's Conundrum|''Spotlight: Orion Pax'']]. His inclusion among the "Disappeared" tells us that the Necrobot didn't keep his list in chronological order, because Kaput was known to be active until just a few years ago, having helped to repair [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] following the events of ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', according to "[[Zero Point]]."
*Swerve's remarks to Nautica as he leaves indicate he is undergoing a process that temporarily keeps him from "feeling" something. After last issue drew attention to how he didn't appear to be feeling any sadness over [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s death, that's rather worrying...
*When Six-of-Twelve previously appeared in issue #35, he had a normal-shaped head, but as Chromedome notes, it has since been redesigned to resemble the [[Matrix of Leadership]] The fate of the Matrix is unknown in the Functionist Universe; without the war to bring [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] to prominence, it presumably must still reside in the [[Undergrid]] where it was concealed millennia ago, per [[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|''More than Meets the Eye'' #19]].

===Transformers references===
*Continuing with the standard set by issue #35 the crowd scenes set within the Functionist Universe feature easter egg appearances by lots of characters from the [[Unicron Trilogy]], including [[Inferno (Energon)|''Energon'' Inferno]], [[Smokescreen (Armada)|''Armada'' Smokescreen]], [[Strongarm (Energon)|''Energon'' Strongarm]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Metroplex]], [[Scavenger (Armada)|''Armada'' Scavenger]], [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Quickmix]], [[Menasor (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Menasor]] (with a proper face), [[Landmine (Energon)|''Cybertron'' Landmine]], and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|''Armada'' Hoist]], as well as [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']] characters [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Grimlock]] and [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]]. The two Lunabots seen among the Anti-Vocationist League remain based on [[Jetfire (Armada)|''Energon'' Jetfire]], just as the one seen in issue #35 was.
*The two nameless Decepticons who flee Tailgate's wrath alongside [[Rapidfire]] are based on the [[Divebomb (Energon)|''Energon'' Divebomb]] and [[Hardtop (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Hardtop]] molds, with new color schemes. As a dune buggy, "Hardtop" seems to be in [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]-blues-and-greys.

===Real life references===
*The title of this issue, "Anomie," is a word meaning the "lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group."

===Errors===
*On the regular cover, Cyclonus's [[Great Sword]] is ''way'' too short. He's not holding it an angle that would induce foreshortening.
*Twelve-of-Twelve gives the date as "1st Cycle 3041," but that's way off. The present era is something closer to 3819, per the date on the post for ''Information Creep'' in [[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|issue #33]]. In fact, 3041 would predate even the [[Simanzi Massacre]], which took place in 3178, per [[The Gloaming|issue #16]].
*On page 5, panel 1, there's a little 'bot standing on the rooftop with a crane-arm on his back. The tip of his crane arm is cut off where it meets the edge of the roof, because the roof was apparently "pasted" onto the art.
*On page 13, panel 2, the edge of Tailgate's first speech balloon isn't properly aligned with the edge of the panel.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in January 2017, this issue arrives a little late, slipping into the first week of February.

===Soundtrack===
For all of "Dissolution":
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEI75kn9FTc Neither Here Nor There]" by {{w|Lost in the Trees}}

For this issue alone:
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYigyIuY8to It Ended on an Oily Stage]" by {{w|British Sea Power}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTS5jXKLGkQ Optimo]" by {{w|Liquid Liquid}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G21swi--fc Lille]" by {{w|Lisa Hannigan}}

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Cyclonus defends Swerve, Tailgate, and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Our heroes at the wrong ends of an array of blasters, by [[Alex Milne]]; one of a series of black-and-white "Artist's Edition" covers on IDW's January titles.
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Megatron reaches for a [[brain module]], by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Rodimus stares out at an alien world, by [[Joana Lafuente]]; one of a series of retailer incentive variants by Lafuente on January's ''Transformers'' titles.

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===Advertisements===
*''Lost Light'' #3
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*2017 IDW Annuals
*''[[Action Man]]'' trade paperback
*''[[Revolution]]'' trade paperback
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==External links==
*[http://www.cbr.com/transformers-lost-light-2-exclusive-preview/ Preview]

[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Last Light (issue)

2016-09-29T01:14:05Z

ZeroSD: /* Continuity notes */

{{Comicstory
|series=mtmte|issueno=57
|prev=Ten to Midnight
|next=More than Meets the Eye: Revolution
|prev2=Ten to Midnight
|seriesissue2=''[[Titans Return (comic)|Titans Return]]''
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|image=MTMTE57_regcvr.jpg
|title="Last Light"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 28]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=September 2016
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|pencils by=[[Priscilla Tramontano]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[John Barber]] and [[Carlos Guzman]]
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'''While Red Alert struggles to overcome Sentinel Prime's brainwashing, Fortress Maximus finds a new way to live up to his name in order to stop Sentinel fleet of reanimated Titans.'''

==Synopsis==
''On ''[[Lost Light]]'' launch day, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] personally reviews every applicant who wants aboard the vessel. After begrudgingly letting [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] on despite his being exempt from a bag check, Red is approached by Swerve, who instructs him to look at the datapad in his hand. On the screen, Red reads the words: "THIS NEVER HAPPENED"...''

In the present day, within a [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Red Alert—suddenly in the thrall of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]—grapples with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] while Sentinel gloats over the reanimation of the many other Titans in the moon's graveyard, thanks to the efforts of a reluctant [[Sovereign]]. Realizing nobody is listening to his ranting, Sentinel turns and notes with some distaste the way [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] is cradling [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s body. Cerebros keeps Sentinel talking; first, the Prime explains how he survived his seeming death by detaching his true [[Titan Master]] form from his larger body, then details how he has been slipping in and out of hibernation beneath [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] for millennia as he has slowly attuned himself to the Titans, granting him the control that—through Sovereign—he now has over them. Using the quantum foam of Luna 1's engines, Sentinel plans to supercharge the Titan's [[space bridge]], opening it wide enough so that the rest of the giants can travel through and raze [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in accordance with his wishes. His monologue complete, Sentinel prepares to do away with Cerebros and Fort Max, but is suddenly laid low when the silent Prowl, back on his feet, smashes a [[Mobile Autobot Repair Bay|M.A.R.B.]] across his back. Prowl, Cerebros, and Max escape on the remaining M.A.R.B.s, but Sentinel is content to let them go, certain they cannot interfere with his scheme.

''Years earlier, Red Alert searches [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] and [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]'s quarters aboard the ''Lost Light'', over Rewind's protestations. In a hidden compartment, Red finds a set of data disks Rewind had secreted away. Rewind takes the disks, and, urging Red to not "give in," lays them out in a familiar five-point pattern...''

Prowl awakes back in Fort Max's facility, and reacts with some degree of anger upon learning that Cerebros had used his new brain implant—slipped into Prowl's head as he was cradling him—to take control of Prowl's body and strike Sentinel. While Prowl has been out, Fortress Maximus has conceived a plan: transform the base, constructed by [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] from the parts of many different Titans, into robot mode. Unfortunately, the manual release switch for the base's [[transformation cog]] is stuck... but Prowl's sharply-honed table-flipping skills soon prove exactly what are needed to force it free. The base transforms, and, using Cerebros's implant, Fort Max is able to take direct control of it, flying it into the sky to block the other Titans' path to the giant space bridge. While Max and his Titan fight to keep Sentinel's Titans from going through, Prowl and Cerebros board their M.A.R.B.s to strafe Sentinel as he stands by the moon's thrusters. Sentinel quickly shoots them out of the sky, whereupon Red Alert appears behind the fallen Prowl, and presses his gun barrel into the back of his former ally's neck...

''Years before, back on the ''Lost Light'', Red Alert talks with [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] about his fear that he may have been brainwashed into being a sleeper agent by the establishment. Though reluctant to indulge what he believes to be a paranoid fantasy, Rung suggests that they exploit Red's fear of and resistance to the very concept by seeding his subconscious mind with triggers that, should he ever be "activated," will alert him to the fact he is not himself. These triggers take the form of "continuity errors" in Red's memory... things that never happened, conversations that never took place. Looking around the room, Red realizes that Rung's shelves are filled with model Titans instead of model ships... and that the room's portholes have moved to take on the form of the five-point pattern—a mnemosurgery scar—that he has been seeing everywhere...''

At the sight of the mnemosurgery scar on the back of Prowl's own neck, Red breaks free of his conditioning and turns his gun on Sentinel, blasting his [[Titan Master]] self clean off his host body's shoulders. Unfazed, the tiny Sentinel stalks towards Red, explaining he was just one of a group of brainwashed sleeper agents from before the war, chosen from the ranks of Sentinel's informants to serve as his personal militia if the time ever came. But just as Sentinel begins to reassert control over Red, forcing him to aim his gun at his own head, [[Beak]] comes swooping onto the scene, and knocks Sentinel over the edge of the nearest thruster, sending him on a mile-and-a-half-deep plummet into oblivion. Given that Red's mind is freed, and the space bridge portal automatically shuts, everyone is left to assume Sentinel has perished. Unfortunately, Fortress Maximus was unable to prevent most of the Titans from getting through—but Sovereign reveals that he has been able to grant Cybertron a reprieve, redirecting the bridge so that it deposited the Titans into deep space. The giants are still heading for the Transformers' homeworld—now, it will just take them longer to get there.

Prowl takes Sovereign back to Earth, then returns to Luna 1 for a sabbatical, joining Cerebros and Red Alert—his mind calmer now that Sentinel's presence on the moon is no longer causing his nightmares—in scrubbing their Titan-base's T-cog. Fortress Maximus is grateful for the company now that all the [[Roboid]]s and [[Outrigger]] have left, and apologizes to Cerebros for doubting him and his implant. Red and Max lament the loss of their friends on the ''Lost Light''; Prowl sympathizes as best he can, equating the loss with fear of change, and of endings. Just then, a buzzer goes off, alerting Red to the fact that a scanner he has searching for the ''Lost Light'' has found something. Alas, that something turns out to just be some gibberish background data. Fort Max wonders if there could be a hidden message within it, but Red refuses to indulge his own worst instincts. "Sometimes," he tells Max, "you just have to stop."

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only as part of Red Alert's memories. 
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*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (2)
*''[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'' (3)
*''[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]'' (4)
*''[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]'' (5)
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*''[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]'' (6)
*''[[Ambulon]]'' (7)
*''[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'' (8)
*''[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'' (9)
*''[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'' (10)
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*''[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'' (11)
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime/Infinitus]] (13)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (14)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (15)
*[[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (16)
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*[[Sovereign]] (17)
*[[Outrigger]] (19)
*[[Beak]] (20)
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==Quotes==
"[Prowl] was an '''obstacle.''' I could have crushed the Decepticons '''long''' before Kaon, but he seemed to think it his job to '''rein me in.''' Caution, caution, caution. 'Consider '''this''', consider '''that'''...' Every conversation, a lecture on '''collateral damage.''' He '''blunted''' me—and it's taken me four million years to '''recover my edge.'''"
:—'''Sentinel Prime'''

"Er—don't you need a '''permit?'''" 
"A permit?" 
"A '''search permit'''. Y'know—something you have to '''show me''' before you go through all my stuff?" 
"You're welcome to complain to '''Ultra Magnus'''. You'll have to give it four weeks, mind." 
"Four week to process the complaint?" 
"Four weeks to fill out the form."
:—'''Rewind''' and '''Red Alert'''

"I think we need a '''Plan P'''." 
"You mean a '''Plan B'''." 
"I know what I mean."
:—'''Prowl''' and '''Cerebros'''

"Go on, Red Alert... pull the trigger. You'll make a mess, but don't worry. I don't mind getting dirty."
:—'''Sentinel Prime'''

"I miss all of them. All the crew. Well, most of them. At least half of them. A good ten, fifteen percent."
:—'''Red Alert'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Red Alert's first flashback is to the events of [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|issue #1]]. Panels 2-4 recreate panels 3-5 from page 11 of that issue. As an early clue that things are not what they appear, multiple characters are seen in the queue waiting to board the ''Lost Light'' who were not (and/or ''could'' not) have been there, including [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (at that time, out in space running missions with [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]), [[Ambulon]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (both stationed on the planet [[Messatine]]), [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] (''deeeead''), and even [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (leader of the 'stay on Cybertron' argument).
*The disappearance of Sentinel's head from his corpse was noted in the [[The Last Autobot|''Titans Return'' one-shot]] that began this storyline. It's made clear that in this issue that this happened because Sentinel, in his true form of Infinitus, simply disconnected when nobody was looking.
*Red's second flashback is to a previously-unseen scene that we nonetheless knew about: him finding Rewind's "snuff film" discs, set between [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]] and [[Interiors|#6]], which we saw the direct aftermath of in ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]''.
*Red refers to being a warden in [[Translucentica Heights]], and notes that [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and Prowl can verify this; they met him while he was working this job in flashbacks shown in [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|issue #10]].
*Prowl recalls being "brainwashed" and "shadowplayed"; the latter was perpetrated by Chromedome (as seen in [[Remembrance Day|issue #14]], in a scene set during #1), which opened the door for the former, carried out by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] in [[Devisive|''Robots in Disguise'' #4]].
*Previously, in [[Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|issue #20]], it was implied that it was just the space bridge portal which Tyrest built that had been pieced together from bits of other Titans' bridges. Turns out this issue that the ''base itself'' was a patchwork Titan, made of bits of others.
*Prowl's ability to flip the switch is, of course, a gag based on his history of table-flipping, going back to issue #1. His pose here mirrors the panel from that issue of him tossing his desk.

===Transformers references===
*Transformation cogs are referred to with the abbreviation "T-Cog" in this issue, taken from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon]].
*Though the mechanics of the process are, by necessity of the story, quite different, Fortress Maximus controlling a giant Titan body via a link provided by Cerebros is an adaptation of his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' action figure, and of the classic depiction of the character in Generation 1 media, where Cerebros actually forms the head of the giant Fortress Maximus robot.
*Buried amongst the alphanumeric gibberish code is a dedication to mark the end of the series: "MTMTE 2012-2016."

===Errors===
*Red's second flashback doesn't fit with what we knew of the scene: Red's words in issue #5 ("I can hear Rewind begging Chromedome to help him look for some missing data disks—he won't find them.") clearly implied he found and took the discs without Rewind's knowledge. Of course, the scene is supposed to be marked with "continuity errors" for Red to spot, but this one feels more like a genuine goof than a hint that the scene is playing out "wrongly."

===Other trivia===
*This is the final issue of ''More than Meets the Eye''. Following a [[More than Meets the Eye: Revolution|one-shot tie-in]] to the ''[[Revolution]]'' crossover, the series relaunches as ''[[Transformers: Lost Light]]'' in December 2016 and continues from where it left off.

===Soundtrack===
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm_rSoL8o18 Who Said This Was The End]" by {{w|Gene (band)|Gene}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvO6TB5rmC8 Casiotone for the Painfully Alone]" by {{w|Casiotone for the Painfully Alone|Owen Ashworth}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbxW2moT1ic Something Like You]" by {{w|Mick Head|Michael Head and the Strands}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifY4v3maKZY The Copper Top]" by {{w|Bill Wells}} and {{w|Aidan Moffat}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b2EpmBbo8w The Dogs and the Horses]" by {{w|The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy}}

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Prowl stands at the head of a shadowy army of Titans, by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Our heroes bid farewell, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:'''[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]], [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
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Tarn (G1)

2016-09-24T07:59:08Z

ZeroSD:

{{Disambig2|the leader of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]|the Cybertronian city-state|Tarn (polity)}}
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:''Tarn is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MTMTE Tarn Alex Milne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He kills you with culture... and also ''violence''.]]
Formerly the [[outlier]] known as '''Damus''' and '''Glitch''', '''Tarn''' is an eloquent [[Decepticon]]. He enjoys nothing more than playing beautiful [[The Empyrean Suite|music]] as he waxes poetic quoting ''[[Towards Peace]]'' and other philosophical works by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. He tends to indulge these pleasures at the same time he's using his specially modulated vocal processor to cause the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]'s latest transgressor's spark to self-destruct. The leader of the D.J.D., Tarn epitomizes the mentality of the team. He is beyond zealous in his devotion to Megatron's cause, going so far as to emboss the Decepticon [[insignia]] onto his own faceplate. No traitor, no coward is capable of escaping his team.

Despite appearances, Tarn is a mess of contradictions. Viewing himself as the central pillar of the D.J.D., he can be as brutally violent as any other Decepticon, but views himself as a bureaucrat and his team as his administration. He believes his actions are entirely justified, yet sometimes his thoughts are a constant stream of self-denigration. He works hard to run a tight but fair ship, and is not above taking in an open-minded, needy stray. On the other hand, for all his thoughts of sophistication and control, Tarn can go from affable to life-threatening at the least provocation. His addictive tendencies have led to him burning out his original [[transformation cog]] years ago, and his reliance on the power-enhancing [[Nucleon|Nuke]] can lead to his losing himself to the lust for violence. And have no doubt that while he may try and convince himself otherwise, Tarn is a truly sociopathic murderer. Ultimately whether Tarn is a monster or not is irrelevant. His utter devotion to the Decepticon cause means he will ensure the fear of Megatron is put into any that would consider abandoning their noble goals.

{{quote|If you want to break someone—mentally, physically, emotionally—wait until they're happy. Let them live and love and thrive. Once they recognize the value of a life well lived... THAT'S when you move in for the kill. Because you can't take anything from someone who has nothing to lose.|Tarn|"[[The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight]]" teaser}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Ratchet glitch shadowplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Glitch is [[Wolverine (superhero)|the one with the claws]].]]
Damus was [[reproduction|forged]], born an exceptionally powerful [[Point One Percenter]] {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} and outlier who possessed the ability to render non-sentient machinery inoperative by touching it, but with one drawback: the power hurt him every time he used it. Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Damus attended the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] where they possibly attempted to analyze his brain-wave patterns and kept his outlier status hidden from the [[Senate]] and [[Functionist Council]].

At some point, he crossed the [[Senate]] and was subjected to [[empurata]]: his hands and head replaced to mark him out as someone to shun. After that, to tie in with his power, he started to call himself Glitch. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] devised a plan to steal a bomb disguised as the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from [[Nominus Prime]]'s corpse his [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator friend]] recruited Damus, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] from the Academy to participate in the heist. Damus's part in the plan was to deactivate the deflector beams above the [[Primal Basilica]] and despite a slight hitch when Damus accidentally jammed Skids's grappling hook by touching his arm, the plan succeeded. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Following Shockwave's capture and brainwashing by the [[Senate]], the Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s forces. By this time Damus had gotten replacement hands and learned to use his power to from a distance, utilizing it to break down [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] vehicles from afar. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s, then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]].

During the whole affair, Orion Pax recommended reading Megatron's treatises around Glitch: "powerful stuff," he said. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

[[File:PermanentRevolution-Backwards.jpg|left|thumb|150px|]]
Exactly how and when Damus joined the Decepticons is unknown, but Megatron would later claim it was done to hurt ''someone'' and prove a point. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} He joined early enough to be at the beginning of Megatron's march across Cybertron. Rebuilt under the supervision of [[Lobe]], {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Damus's power and endurance was considered by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to put him on the same level as a [[Phase Sixer]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} His mask was taken as a sign of Decepticon supremacy but, at least so he told himself, it was really so nobody would notice when he closed his eyes around Decepticon brutality. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

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Damus became commandant of [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore prison]], where he became associated with "[[The Empyrean Suite]]", playing it at maximum volume to drown out the screams of the prisoners he executed via smelting. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} In this, he was trying to deliberately bastardize a song composed by [[Eucryphia]] to celebrate [[Prima]] and the Thirteen Tribes. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One of his prisoners, soon after the prison's smelting chamber had malfunctioned, was his old comrade Skids. Damus bargained with Skids to fix it, telling him it was a "teleport chamber" and fifty prisoners would be released from Grindcore for this, and was able to con Skids into thinking that he could be trusted. Skids was relaxed enough around Damus to take praise genuinely and push for more freed prisoners later.

In the end, Damus sent all fifty prisoners to the "teleporation chamber" and forced Skids to watch as it was used to execute a group of prisoners, including Skids's cellmate [[Quark]], melting them down into raw materials for use in the creation of [[M.T.O.]]s. As Skids was made to watch, Damus cruelly used the event to deliberately cripple Skids's religious faith. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

After Damus became leader of the D.J.D. as "Tarn" (and would never again use his old name), his powers developed to the point where he could shut down sentient machines using his voice alone. Under him, the group became ''very'' focused on paperwork: the Decepticon Empire required good administration, in his view.

The Division established a base on the world of [[Messatine]] in order to obtain the "Nuke" superfuel there. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn coerced [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], head surgeon of the planet's Autobot medical facility [[Delphi]], into helping feed his addiction by supplying him with an ever-increasing number of transformation cogs from deceased patients, in exchange for the hospital being unmolested by his team. Pharma would eventually cut off Tarn's supply by orchestrating the facility's shutdown. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[File:Tarn transforms MTMTE08.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|He's got friends on the other side.]]
Informed by Decepticon spy [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] that high-priority target [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was aboard the starship ''[[Lost Light]]'', Tarn and the D.J.D. continued to work through their [[The List|list]] of offenders as they waited for Brainstorm to drop the ship's shielding so they could pick up Overlord's signal. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One such unfortunate was [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]], whom Tarn explosively finished off with his deadly voice, after which the team set course of the planet [[Clemency]] to hunt down Decepticon deserter [[Fulcrum]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Arriving on Clemency, the team discovered a mysterious [[stasis pod|stasis tube]] awaiting them; when Tarn investigated, he found it contained a deranged, [[circuit speeder]]-enhanced [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], unleashed by Fulcrum and his new allies, the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]]. Tarn was soon able to subdue the brain-damaged [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]], but was then crushed beneath the foot of a [[Cybernought]] battle-mech that [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] had activated. Tarn recovered in time to hear Fulcrum deliver a speech to all assembled about Decepticon ideals before apparently committing suicide. At that point, [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] detected Overlord's long-awaited signal, and Tarn ordered the D.J.D. to head out—but not before warning the surviving Scavengers that their names had now made it onto [[The List]]. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Tracking Overlord's signal, the D.J.D. found the ''Lost Light''—which was, unbeknownst to Tarn and his team, actually one of ''two'' versions of the ship created by a malfunction of its [[quantum generator]]s—near the planet [[Ofsted XVII]]. Despite having promised Brainstorm they would not harm any of the crew, the discovery that the traitor [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] was aboard the ship them set the D.J.D. off, and after dealing with him, they set about murdering the rest of the ship. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn personally destroyed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], and forced a large portion of the crew to transform before executing them, leaving their transformation cogs warm for location and harvesting. Eventually, Tarn removed a still-restrained and suicidal Overlord's head with a chainsaw, and the D.J.D. left the ship. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Sometime during the months that followed, Kaon spontaneously began [[universal killswitch|writhing in agony]] right in front of Tarn, who tried to get his teammate to tell him what he could do to help, before the mysterious effect subsided. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Also during this time, the D.J.D. welcomed a new member—[[Nickel]], last survivor of a Cybertronian colony wiped out by the [[Black Block Consortia]]. At Nickel's insistence, they returned to Ofsted XVII to salvage the quantum engines from the derelict ''Lost Light''. They wound up arriving in the middle of a battle between the Consortia and the [[Galactic Council]], who teamed up against the Cybertronians. Under attack by both sides and faced with additional enemy reinforcements, Tarn was forced to retreat, leaving Vos and Kaon behind. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

The diminished D.J.D. returned to their duties, though Tarn began to weary of the work. After apprehending the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]-worshipping [[Blip]], Tarn was about to end his life using his voice, until Blip used his last words to demand that Tarn remove his mask. Affronted, Tarn allowed [[Helex (DJD)|Helex]] and [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]] to finish Blip instead, averting his gaze beneath his mask. Tarn subsequently ordered performance reviews for the team, and nearly came to blows with Tesarus when he implied that abandoning Vos and Kaon was not the Decepticon thing to do. Calming himself, Tarn explained that they were returning to Ofsted XVII again in order to recover their bodies, but was interrupted by Helex's announcement that Vos and Kaon had returned to the ship safe, sound, and with something unbelievable: a postwar edition of ''[[Towards Peace]]'' that revealed Megatron himself had defected from the Decepticons.

His world shattered by this discovery, Tarn had the D.J.D. return to Messatine, where he attempted to fatally overdose on Nuke. Finding even the sensation of dying disappointing, Tarn opened his eyes to see a distraught Nickel pressed against the glass of his fueling capsule. The sight of her triggered a revelation for Tarn: she was a 'bot who had experienced first-hand the threat the predominantly-organic universe posed to Cybertronians, and who had fully embraced the Decepticon cause despite living her life outside of the war. The cause, Tarn now realized, was bigger than any one 'bot—bigger than Megatron. Galvanized, Tarn set up a meeting with the rogue Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] aboard his stolen [[Warworld]]. Knowing full well he was on the D.J.D.'s list, Deathsaurus pre-emptively attacked Tarn upon his arrival, even deactivating his audio receptors to protect himself from Tarn's voice, but Tarn was able to communicate with him and his troops through [[inter-Decepticon radio]] and explained the reason for his presence: he wished them to ally with him, in return for their being taken off The List. Deathsaurus agreed on the condition that Tarn kill the rest of the D.J.D., which Tarn refused to do—which was the response Deathsaurus had been hoping for. With their alliance cemented, Tarn declared their new objective: kill the traitorous Megatron and all of his allies! {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

[[File:YourFierceTears-byebyekaon.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Give me your...you know the drill.]]

The allied forces of Tarn and Deathsaurus proceeded to attack the [[Necroworld|Necrobot's world]], killing [[Censere|its sole inhabitant]] and using his machinery to broadcast a message that lured Megatron and all those aboard the ''Lost Light'' sympathetic to him down to the planet. When they arrived, the villains shot them down and cornered them in the Necrobot's fortress. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} As an act of indirect torture, Tarn had their forces pull back, warning Megatron and his comrades that they would return at sunset, leaving them to stew in their own fear. Returning to the ''[[Peaceful Tyranny]]'', Tarn spent the time showing off his collection of Megatron's writings to Deathsaurus, and discussing tactics with his men; he did not take Tesarus's concerns about the Necrobot's fortress's storm shield seriously, but the discussion was interrupted by a call on Tarn's personal communicator from Megatron himself. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} [[File:MTMTE53FullyArmedBatallion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left|'''Cause when push'' ''Comes to shove'' ''I will send a fully armed battalion'' ''To remind you of my love'' <s>for the cause</s>
]] Tarn agreed to a meeting with Megatron alone, whereupon his former leader agreed to surrender in exchange for the rest of the Autobots being allowed to go free. Saddened and disgusted to truly see with his own eyes how far his idol had fallen, Tarn beat him to within an inch of his life, and was just about to deliver the killing shot when [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] suddenly appeared, insisting that it was his right to end Megatron's life. Neither refused to stand down, resulting in a bickering battle between the two that gave Megatron the chance to escape. Realizing their folly, Tarn and Overlord agreed to a truce, though Overlord continued to needle Tarn all the way back to the ''Peaceful Tyranny''. The final straw came when a distraught Kaon arrived with the news that the Autobots had kidnapped the D.J.D.'s [[Dominus Ambus|pet sparkeater]]; determined to cut out of both the hearts of himself and his men the compassion that he saw as Megatron's downfall, Tarn slew Kaon on the spot, tearing his head from his shoulders. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

At sundown, Tarn led the Decepticons in their attack, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} playing "The Empyrean Suite" across the battlefield as battle commenced. He initially hung back with Deathsaurus, but joined the fight in earnest after a temporary power-up acquired by the Autobots wore off, ripping [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] clean in half. Unfortunately, that turned out to be just the thing to bring Megatron out onto the battlefield, cutting swathes through the Decepticon troops. Tarn surreptitiously ordered the D.J.D. to retreat, whilst demanding Deathsaurus's troops enact a suicidal assault on Megatron. When the ex-Decepticon's new fusion cannon was destroyed, he unexpectedly sunk to his knees in panicked defeat, and Tarn and Overlord moved to strike the final blow together. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}

[[File:mtmte55 goodbye tarn.jpg|right|thumb|200px|You will die alone. Unmourned. And unloved.]]

Their shots, however, were reflected by the sudden activation of a "panic bubble" forcefield by Megatron. Whilst Overlord and Deathsaurus abandoned the planet, unwilling to waste their time and troops respectively on Megatron, Tarn and the other remaining members of the D.J.D. assaulted the forcefield until they could finally force their way in. Unfortunately, this was all according to Megatron's plan – after years of study, he had finally managed to interlink his systems with a black hole to harvest antimatter. With his former enforcers now trapped, Megatron tore through them with tendrils of antimatter, speaking their true names at the moments of their deaths. Tarn was saved for last, his mask ripped off and deliberately called "Glitch". First, Tarn begged for Megatron to be "reasonable", then tried fake bravado, just like his many victims.

Completing his denouncement of his former enforcer, Megatron informed Damus that "Everything you did was for nothing" and obliterated him with antimatter. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-9-Tarn.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb]]
Tarn was part of [[Bludgeon (Kre-O)|Bludgeon]]'s forces when they uncovered the [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}

===''TransTech''===
At [[Axiom Nexus]], Tarn was a judge of ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'' in the wake of [[Ego]]'s death. Tarn enjoyed calling out sub-par transformations as part of his judging. {{Storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Tarn and the rest of the DJD pursued Black Shadow for taking bribes from the Autobots. The DJD found their target hiding on planet Clemency, and dispatched them with extreme prejudice as Tarn set course for their next assignment. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (Legends)|Rules of Disengagement}}

==Notes==
[[File:Tarn BlackShadow RulesofDisengagement.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"What are you gonna do, talk me to death?" "Yup"]]
*[[Alex Milne]] said in a Facebook interview that his ideal voice for Tarn is [[Keith David]]. That is ''AWESOME''.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye vol. 2 Alex Milne interview]</ref>
*Prowl lists Tarn as being on par with the [[Phase Sixer]]s [[Sixshot]] and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] in "[[Remembrance Day]]". So far there's no official confirmation that Tarn is himself a Sixer, with "[[The Permanent Revolution]]" and the season 2 finale resolution strongly suggesting that his power levels were due to a combination of personal augmentation and the nuke. The same issue confirms Tarn's status as a Point One Percenter, calling out his possessing a "mottled green spark". This makes Tarn the only known case of someone who is both an outlier and a Point One Percenter.
*Like all non-toy robot [[Kreon]]s in the Kre-O comics, Tarn is made from existing Kre-O parts, but extensively "painted". He uses the [[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]] helmet, the [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] arm-cannon, and some kind of setup to wear the Bludgeon treads on his back.
*For some time, the popular speculation among the readership of MTMTE was that Tarn had originally been [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]. [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays#Other trivia|''MTMTE'' #36]] dropped a number of clues to further this theory before the actual revelation in [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|issue #55]], which revealed these to be nothing more than red herrings. James Roberts cheekily had Roller reveal himself as still alive and intact on the page right after Velocity asked who Tarn really was and just before the actual unmasking.

==References==
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Squawkbox

2016-02-25T13:28:35Z

ZeroSD: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Squawkbox is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Squawkbox.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Many high schools will send you home if you show up wearing a skirt this short.]]
'''Squawkbox'''—the combined form of the Decepticons [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]] and [[Squawktalk (G1)|Squawktalk]]—is a passionate musician. He loves playing with sound, using the combined powers of his components. Listening to, creating, and manipulating sound is his life. The results of his compositions have been called "unnervingly cacophonous", but his Decepticon commanders came up with a way to put them to good use.

Squawkbox has been assigned the function of "Battlefield Dissonance" and set free to distract and disorient the [[Autobot]]s with his latest works. Squawkbox is thrilled to have both a captive audience and access to all the terrible sounds of a battlefield for future use. Unfortunately for him, his work can prove just as detrimental to his teammates as his opponents if he's not careful, and at that point it's anyone's guess as to which side will be the first to try and shut him up via photon blaster.

==Fiction==
===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Sb hos.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Telegraphic Communication. Hh.]]
Squawkbox served as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s communications officer while [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was in stasis lock. When Starscream learned the [[Autobot]]s were active, he ordered Squawkbox to alert the other Decepticon forces by telegraph. All Squawkbox utters is "Yes, ''Starscream''!" {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
{{-}}

===Madman ''The Transformers'' comic===
[[File:Madman comic HotRod runsover tapes.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|That's Squawkbox to the upper left. And also to the lower right.]]
In the year 2001, Squawktalk and Beastbox accompanied [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and several other Decepticon mini-cassettes to spy on the construction site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]]. The team recorded a secret meeting between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] where the two Autobot leaders discussed hiding the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in a bunker on the building site. Once the majority of the Autobots had left for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Soundwave deployed Squawktalk, Beastbox, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]], and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] to begin excavation. Squawktalk combined with Beastbox into Squawkbox and successfully dug up the Matrix, but was then run over by the Autobot [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
{{--}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{note|Given the late and limited availability of gestalt technology in IDW canon, combined with Squawkbox only ever being seen as a singular individual, it appears he is not formed from Squawktalk and Beastbox in this continuity.}}

[[File:CityOnFire-ImGood.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|He's good.]]
At the beginning of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Squawkbox and a number of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|other minions]] watched [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] massacre the Senate. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Much later, and much to Squawkbox's discomfort, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] asked him to locate the missing [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Squawkbox fearfully complied and directed Sixshot to the planet [[Mumu-Obscura]] to find his comrades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

Squawkbox eventually ended up on [[Earth]], where he was captured by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s Autobot squad and handed over to [[Skywatch]]. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

Following the Chaos War, Squawkbox was one of the Decepticons who began repopulating Cybertron along with the Autobots and [[NAIL]]s. When riots broke out after the return of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], Squawkbox holed up in [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|bar]] instead of joining in. {{storylink|City on Fire}} They were soon forced to abandon their hideout after rioters began attacking it. {{storylink|The Verge}} During the subsequent battle over [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Squawkbox and several of the NAILs and disillusioned Decepticons he had been hanging out with prevented [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] from killing [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} When it was all over, all Autobots and Decepticons were banished from the city, and Squawkbox was among those who abandoned their factions in favor of staying with the NAILs. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Squawkbox toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnngggg ... railgun.]]

*'''Squawktalk & Beastbox''' (Mini-Cassette 2-pack, 1988)

: The Decepticon cassettes [[Squawktalk (G1)|Squawktalk]] and [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]] were packaged together, and combined to form the humanoid robot Squawkbox. Though they had separate bios, the combined form lacked one. They were the last Decepticon cassettes ever released in the United States, years after Soundwave himself stopped being available.

: In Japan, Squawkbox was only available as a mail-away [[exclusive]] during ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (toyline)|Super-God Masterforce]]''. He cost 980 yen and 2 [[Robot Point]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squawkbox/squawkbox.htm More information on Squawkbox at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/1988/instr_squawkbox.jpg Instructions for Squawkbox at Botchthecrab.com]''

{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Hasbro88CatSquawktalk.jpg|thumb|[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] not included.]]
* The 1988 North American [[catalog]] shows Beastbox (and ergo Squawkbox) with a fairly significant engineering difference: Beastbox was originally going to have a panel that flipped over in gorilla mode to hide Squawkbox's face on his butt, which would have become a chestplate in the combined mode. (The coloration in the catalog also suggests Beastbox/half of Squawkbox may have originally been burgundy, though how much of that is lighting is hard to say.)
* Squawkbox got his first ever official profile/bio in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' guide, 15 years after the toy was released.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Squawkbox''' (スクォークボックス ''Sukwōkubokkusu'')

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Carcer

2015-11-24T23:45:06Z

ZeroSD:

:''Carcer is a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:AllThatRemains-Carcer.jpg|thumb|right|360px|Does this make Metroplex Sam Vimes?]]

'''Carcer''' was one of the [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Titans]] created by the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] to act as a living ship. Unlike many of his siblings, Carcer never actually colonized a planet; permanently transformed into his starship form, he and his occupants chose to live a nomadic life among the stars.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Millions of years ago, Carcer and the other 12 colony Titans departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to found new outposts of Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

According to [[Elita One]], as Carcer travelled through space over the eons, a core breach threatened to destroy him. The Titan's captain threw his body into the breach to seal it, beginning a tradition of the crew sacrificing their own bodies to keep their Titan alive as his natural resources diminished. Eventually, Elita One became captain, ruling from a chair composed of the bodies of their colony's greatest heroes- all of whom had given their lives in the service of their ship. The straitened inhabitants learned to value three things above all else: efficiency, security, and truth. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

After Cybertron decided to re-establish contact with its abandoned colonies, the First Titan [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] located Carcer with his sensors. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} During their climatic battle, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] kicked [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] through Metroplex's space bridge and onto Carcer's hull, although Optimus quickly rebounded and dived back through to Cybertron. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Several weeks later, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] arrived to make formal contact. Believing that they were arriving on [[Tempo]], a Titan crewed by peaceful philosophers, they were surprised by Carcer's militaristic ways. Elita claimed that they simply changed the name of their ship from "Tempo" to "Carcer" at some point, but Windblade was aware that these were the names of two completely separate Titans, the one they stood on being identified by Metroplex as having the signature of Tempo, and was concerned with what Elita was hiding from her.

After some political wrangling, the two ambassadors were able to convince Carcer to join the [[Council of Worlds]]; they chose to send [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] as ambassadors. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

==Notes==
* "Carcer" is Latin for "prison", which raises a lot of questions about Carcer and its inhabitants.

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Metrotitans]]

Carcer

2015-11-24T19:03:04Z

ZeroSD: Undo revision 1026620 by Chris McFeely (talk) I strongly disagree it's presented as a mystery- Metroplex and the bot who don't lie agree. Metroplex at minimum is going to be truthful

:''Carcer is a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:AllThatRemains-Carcer.jpg|thumb|right|360px|Does this make Metroplex Sam Vimes?]]

'''Carcer''' was one of the [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Titans]] created by the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] to act as a living ship, first known as Tempo. Tempo once carried a crew of philosophers seeking new kinds of truth, but somewhere along the way his name was changed to that of one of his siblings, Carcer. Unlike many of his siblings, Carcer never actually colonized a planet; permanently transformed into his starship form, he and his occupants chose to live a nomadic life among the stars.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Millions of years ago, Carcer and the other 12 colony Titans departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to found new outposts of Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

According to [[Elita One]], Carcer was formerly known as [[Tempo]]. Tempo travelled through space for eons, and as his natural resources began to diminish his occupants began sacrificing their own bodies to keep their Titan alive. Eventually, Elita One became captain, ruling from a chair composed of the bodies of their colony's greatest heroes- all of whom had given their lives in the service of their ship. The straitened inhabitants learned to value three things above all else: efficiency, security, and truth. At some point, his inhabitants chose to rename their ship Carcer. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

After Cybertron decided to re-establish contact with its abandoned colonies, the First Titan [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] located Carcer with his sensors. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} During their climatic battle, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] kicked [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] through Metroplex's space bridge and onto Carcer's hull, although Optimus quickly rebounded and dived back through to Cybertron. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Several weeks later, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] arrived to make formal contact. Believing that they were arriving on [[Tempo]], a Titan crewed by peaceful philosophers, they were surprised by Carcer's militaristic ways. Windblade was deeply worried when Elita told her they had renamed their ship "Carcer"— a name that Windblade knew belonged to a different Titan.

After some political wrangling, the two ambassadors were able to convince Carcer to join the [[Council of Worlds]]; they chose to send [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] as ambassadors. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

==Notes==
* "Carcer" is Latin for "prison", which raises a lot of questions about Carcer and its inhabitants.

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Metrotitans]]

Carcer

2015-11-24T17:51:01Z

ZeroSD:

:''Carcer is a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:AllThatRemains-Carcer.jpg|thumb|right|360px|Does this make Metroplex Sam Vimes?]]

'''Carcer''' was one of the [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Titans]] created by the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] to act as a living ship, first known as Tempo. Tempo once carried a crew of philosophers seeking new kinds of truth, but somewhere along the way his name was changed to that of one of his siblings, Carcer. Unlike many of his siblings, Carcer never actually colonized a planet; permanently transformed into his starship form, he and his occupants chose to live a nomadic life among the stars.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Millions of years ago, Carcer and the other 12 colony Titans departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to found new outposts of Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

According to [[Elita One]], Carcer was formerly known as [[Tempo]]. Tempo travelled through space for eons, and as his natural resources began to diminish his occupants began sacrificing their own bodies to keep their Titan alive. Eventually, Elita One became captain, ruling from a chair composed of the bodies of their colony's greatest heroes- all of whom had given their lives in the service of their ship. The straitened inhabitants learned to value three things above all else: efficiency, security, and truth. At some point, his inhabitants chose to rename their ship Carcer. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

After Cybertron decided to re-establish contact with its abandoned colonies, the First Titan [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] located Carcer with his sensors. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} During their climatic battle, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] kicked [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] through Metroplex's space bridge and onto Carcer's hull, although Optimus quickly rebounded and dived back through to Cybertron. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Several weeks later, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] arrived to make formal contact. Believing that they were arriving on [[Tempo]], a Titan crewed by peaceful philosophers, they were surprised by Carcer's militaristic ways. Windblade was deeply worried when Elita told her they had renamed their ship "Carcer"— a name that Windblade knew belonged to a different Titan.

After some political wrangling, the two ambassadors were able to convince Carcer to join the [[Council of Worlds]]; they chose to send [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] as ambassadors. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

==Notes==
* "Carcer" is Latin for "prison", which raises a lot of questions about Carcer and its inhabitants.

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Metrotitans]]

Titan (group)

2015-11-24T17:48:23Z

ZeroSD:

{{disambig3.5|the tremendously huge and powerful Transformers|the ruined Cybertronian city|Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan}}
:''Metrotitans are a type of [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-Metrotitans.jpg|450px|thumb|[[Tyrest (G1)|Gotta catch'em all!]]]]
'''Metrotitans''', or simply '''Titans''', are giant city-sized bots, created millions of years ago by the [[Knights of Cybertron]] to act as their living ships, and capable of tremendous feats such as teleporting across vast distances. [[Drift (G1)|Some]] claim they had Super [[Spark]]s that allowed them to straddle multiple planes of existence where they communed and divined, but certainly even their sparkless remains stay interconnected, allowing [[Lockdown (G1)|the]] [[Tyrest (G1)|unscrupulous]] to hunt them.

Known Metrotitans include:
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]
*[[Metrotitan (Zone)|"Metrotitan"]]
*[[Metrobase]]
*The [[Crystal City Metrotitan]]
*A Titan who would later become the "[[Necrotitan]]"

Thirteen Titans left Cybertron to establish colonies on other planets using [[hot spot]]s within their bodies. These include:
*[[Caminus]], Titan of [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]], who settled and was incorporated into the planet of the same name.
*[[Prion]], who founded an unnamed colony.
*[[Navitas]], who founded the city of [[Delta]] on [[Velocitron]].
*[[Tempo]], who once carried truth-seeking philosophers.
*A deceased Titan who colonized [[Devisiun]].
*[[Chela]], Titan of [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx Prime]], who colonized [[Eukaris]].
*[[Carcer]], who's name is now used by Tempo.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Metrotitans were living starships, city-sized Cybertronians of unspeakable power who (legend has it) served the Knights of Cybertron before they departed from the homeworld of the Transformers. [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] claimed that the Metrotitans still existed on Cybertron during his time, and that he used to pray in their shadow. Sometime after the war with Mortilus, the Knights of Cybertron led the followers to the stars aboard the Metrotitans, to usher in a new era of Cyberutopia. {{Storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Thirteen known as the Colony Titans acted as colonizers, taking hot spots in order to populate new worlds. According to the [[Mistress of Flame]], the Colony Titans were sent into space to prepare new worlds for each Prime. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} In many cases, these colonies developed unique adaptations that set them apart from Cybertronians. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}

Over time, Metrotitans fell into the realm of myth and legend. By the time Cyclonus had become part of [[Nova Prime]]'s inner court, only two "Titans" remained on Cybertron, both in hiding. One slumbered in secret beneath [[Crystal City]], and was guarded by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. When Nova discovered the upper city and allied himself with Omega, the guardian hid the Titan's existence from the Prime. His recalcitrance paid off when Nova fell into megalomania and departed Cybertron to conquer other worlds, at which point Omega revealed the Metrotitan to Nova's more respectful former follower, [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. Omega explained that the Titan would only awaken in the presence of a great Cybertronian, but that it would be Dai Atlas's task to protect it until then. When the Autobot/Decepticon war subsequently broke out in the following millennia, Dai Atlas became a conscientious objector and gathered together many like-minded Transformers to form the [[Circle of Light]], and used the energies of the Metrotitan to power their departure from Cybertron. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Settling on the planet [[Theophany]], the Circle built a new Crystal City atop the still-sleeping Titan, continuing to use its energies to power their new home. {{Storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

The other remaining Metrotitan on Cybertron was called [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], "the first Titan". {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Metroplex was a long time friend of the ancient Cybertronian called Alpha Trion, and in the past they surveyed and mapped most of the planet together, including the [[Rust Spot]]. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} At one point, Metroplex entered a deep slumber as the "[[Acropolex]]" of Nyon, until the early days of the Autobot/Decepticon War when the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], the former [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]], woke him with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to aid him against [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Rise}} After the battles were done, {{storylink|Endgame}} he served as Autobot headquarters for some time until he departed the planet with Alpha Trion to investigate and counteract [[Regenesis|Shockwave's star-spanning project]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} One group of Decepticons, led by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], attempted to follow, and travelled to a planet where he was refuelling, but [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] woke him rather than inform his superior, and prompted Metroplex to teleport onward before Bludgeon discovered his presence. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

[[File:ReluctantSpecialist-LeviathansOfTheSky.jpg|thumb|left|]]
At some point afterward, [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] obtained his space bridge nodes to install them in Megatron's new body, {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} apparently forcing him to travel physically through space thereafter.

Millions of years later, the few remaining Metrotitans were growing increasingly decrepit and weak from underfuelling. Believing that the ancient giants held the key to reaching [[Cyberutopia]], the supposed location of the Knights of Cybertron, Chief Justice [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] hired [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] to hunt down and kill Metrotitans so that he could use their parts to cobble together an antique space bridge leading directly to the Knights. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Lockdown and his group of [[Titan Hunter]]s tracked down the weakened Titans, killed them, then took them to be stripped down for profit before using the remains to find the next one. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} The leftovers were left on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Tyrest's headquarters, in a veritable [[Wikipedia:Elephant's graveyard|elephant's graveyard]] of Metrotitan corpses. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} At one point Lockdown's hunters followed a Titan signal to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', which had a sloughed-off piece of Metroplex aboard that had recently struck the ship, and aimed to use it to detect Metroplex himself, before being forced off by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] without their prize. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

At some point, Crystal City was razed by Tyrest's [[Legislator]]s, leaving no sign of life, save the Metrotitan slumbering underneath. When the crew of the ''Lost Light'' arrived to investigate, a subsidence sent them tumbling into the cavern beneath the city where the Titan lay, and they decided to enter its very body so that the their resident [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] could tap its brain and hopefully find out what had befallen the Circle of Light. Doing so, Chromedome discovered that the Titan's mind was still alive and screaming in frustration—it had heard the call sent out by Cybertron upon the planet's reformatting to "come home", but having been drained by the Circle for so long, it lacked the necessary power to teleport its giant bulk across space. With the Titan willing to destroy itself to separate its [[spark]] from its body in order to return home, [[Brainstorm]] used miniaturization technology to shrink the giant down to a size that its reduced power could teleport away from the planet. {{Storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:PrimusAllGoodThings-MetrotitanEmbedded.jpg|thumb|250px]]
The shrunken Titan successfully quantum jumped back to Cybertron, to its old home in Crystal City, but wound up physically enmeshing its molecules into those of the city, causing a destabilization of local reality. As Autobot scientist [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] worked to contain the impending disaster, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] got closer to the Titan, and were shocked when it awoke, crediting Starscream's presence as the reason. The Titan dubbed Starscream the conqueror who would unite Cybertron and thanked him for allowing him to awaken one last time, then bid the Transformers to depart so that they would not be destroyed along with it. The Titan was then obliterated as reality erupted in an antimatter explosion. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

When the ''Lost Light'' found its way to the Missing Miracle Moon of Luna 1 via a portal in space, [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and the rest of the away team discovered Tyrest's Metrotitan graveyard and unsuccessfully tried to take refuge from Lockdown and crew inside of the huge relics. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} Tyrest was finally able to activate his Titan-made space bridge, but whether or not its destination was truly Cyberutopia remains a mystery. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

Meanwhile on a decaying [[Gorlam Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] summoned a dormant Metrotitan to rise from the ground in order to fight off [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. However the combiner attack was a ruse, as the Decepticon scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] desired the [[space bridge]] technology the Titan contained within its body, in order to make his way back to Cybertron. Via the marooned Titan Hunter [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] Jhiaxus took control of the Titan and teleported away. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}
{{-}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}}}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] mused that if he had wished to conquer Cybertron or invade other planets, few could have stood in his way other than [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] or the long since vanished Titans. {{storylink|Head Games}}

==Toys==
{{main|Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metrotitan (Zone)#Toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Metroplex (G1)#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
* The existence of thirteen Metrotitan colonies seems to imply a connection to the [[Thirteen]] Primes, and/or their Thirteen Tribes, who were established to have vanished from Cybertron in [[The Crucible|issue #34]]. Though later issues revealed that Solus Prime and Onyx Prime apparently departed with two of the colony Titans, directly inspiring the cultures on Caminus and Eukaris respectively, it is evident that not all of the Thirteen each left with one of the Titans—the planets that Shockwave believed the Thirteen settled on were the worlds later seeded with Regenesis ores, and the Regenesis worlds we have seen are completely separate from the colony worlds. In addition, Nexus Prime died at the conclusion of teh [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] while Alpha Trion remained on Cybertron for millions more years to come. The Mistress mentions that the thirteen colonies were an early attempt at [[Pax Cybertronia]]; presumably each Prime would control one world, but this plan fell through for reasons unknown.

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Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange

2015-11-19T05:28:41Z

ZeroSD: /* Continuity notes */

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|date=[[November 18]], [[2015]]
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'''While Optimus Prime encounters the Torchbearers, the Decepticons make their play for control of the space bridge.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] welcomes [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] aboard the Jupiter commune, but can do little to comfort the distraught Autobot, since even his super-senses prove unable to detect any trace of the lost [[Autobot]]s. He assures Cosmos that the [[Decepticon]]s are not responsible for the attack on the ''[[Ark-27]]'', but Cosmos is given cause to think he is lying when [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] contacts the commune with orders to prepare to take the ''Ark'' and its space bridge. Soundwave insists that the Decepticons are not the guilty party, but that they would be foolish not to seize an opportunity placed before them...

On [[Earth]], [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] regales [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] with a story of his youth, sounding nuttier by the second as he claims that a "black angel" visited him as a child and set him on his current path. Blackrock marvels at the destructive capability of a single ''Ark'', wondering what it could do to Earth now that the Transformers are not distracted by being at war with one another; Spike points out that the existence of such a threat is exactly the reason he should release him and put him in charge, but Blackrock sees through the ruse, and continues to insist that Spike must help him figure out who or what he really is.

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Aileron]] visit the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], where they observe the miniature singularity that consumed the area. Emerging from the cave in which the singularity rests, they are confronted by the [[Torchbearer]]s, who, unlike most [[Caminus|Camiens]], actually seem affronted by Optimus's claim to the Prime title. Optimus, for his part, is curious as to why the Torchbearers have left their planet and the [[Mistress of Flame]] behind, but when they question his right to even ''ask'' such a question, a fight breaks out between Prime and the six-strong team. After a brief scuffle, however, Prime realizes that the Torchbearers are not trying to kill him; instead, they then combine into [[Victorion]], who immobilizes Prime with her gravity-control powers. At the combiner's request, Optimus recounts the supposed history of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]—from its legendary origins as the crystal prison of [[Solomus]], to its time in the hands of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], to forging of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] around it by [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]]—but stresses that he does not believe any of it, considering the talisman to be a piece of technology, not magic. Victorion scoffs at the fact that the holder of the holiest item on Cybertron does not believe in it, and spins a tale of the [[Thirteen|thirteen Primes]]. The name of thirteenth and final member of the group, she says, is unknown, a 'bot referred to only as "The Arisen"; the Mistress of Flame professed to know who The Arisen was, and it was this sacrilegious claim that drove the Torchbearers to remove themselves from her command. As a disciple of Solus Prime, Victorion claims the Matrix belongs to her... but for now, she intends only to use her skills as a creator to build up Optimus himself.

At the spaceport in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Zetca]] grows concerned when he spots a large group of Decepticons moving through the area. To his credit, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] puts old prejudices aside and thinks nothing of it...until Zetca realizes that the Decepticons are headed for the [[space bridge]] chamber, and that Tracks's brother [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] is leading them. When [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] brushes off Tracks's concerns, Tracks heads down to confront his little brother on his own. Needlenose tries to bury the hatchet and invites Tracks to join them, but Tracks refuses and is about to contact Optimus Prime... until [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] blasts him! Tracks collapses, Needlenose kicks his brother's fallen body, and the Decepticons move out... all just a little ''too'' late for Starscream to finally have an attack of conscience brought on by another discussion with the imaginary [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], leading him to inform [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] of what is going on.

Aboard the ''Ark-7'', [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] have finally succeeded in fighting their way through the vessel's commandeered defenses to the space bridge chamber. Unfortunately, just as Arcee pries the doors open, Needlenose and the Decepticons come pouring through the space bridge, intending to capture the ship and the bridge so they can use it to transport Decepticons straight from Cybertron to the commune. On the commune itself, when Cosmos expresses his horror upon learning their plan, he finds himself surrounded by Decepticon weapons—but Soundwave quickly orders the 'Cons to lower their guns, intent that their victory shall be won by their ideals, not their firepower. The dismayed Cosmos slumps to his knees, and wishes he had just stayed with the one true friend he has, his little buddy [[D.0.C.]]...

...who has, at that very moment, infiltrated the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s [[Bikini Atoll]] base and come face-to-face with [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]]!

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
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*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] (23)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (24)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (31)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (hallucination, 32)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (33)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (35)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (36)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (37)

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*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (2)
*[[Sparkstalker]] (15)
*[[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] (16)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (17)
*[[Acid Storm]] (18)
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (19)
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] (20)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (21)
*[[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] (22)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] (27)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (28)
*[[Dauros]] (29)
*[[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] (30)
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] (39)
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (40)
*[[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]] (41)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (42)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (43)

|c3=
*[[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] (5)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (6)

|c4=
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] (3)
*[[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] (4)
*[[Aileron]] (8)
*[[Jumpstream]] (9)
*[[Dustup]] (10)
*[[Pyra Magna]] (11)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (12)
*[[Stormclash]] (13)
*[[Rust Dust]] (14)
*[[Zetca]] (25)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (26)
*[[Victorion]] (34)
*[[Swift]] (38)
*[[D.0.C.]] (44)
}}

==Quotes==
"When I was a child, a '''black angel''' appeared before me. It spoke in a language I had never heard, but I '''understood'''. It showed me a world of '''rust deserts''' and '''infinite darkness'''. So I got '''that''' going for me. Which is nice."
:—'''Blackrock'''

"Not everything is '''about''' you, He-Who-Would-Be-Prime. We turn our backs on '''nothing'''. We came here to face our '''history''' and change our future. Who are '''you''' to question our path?" 
"I am '''Optimus Prime.'''"
:—'''Pyra Magna''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

"You're my '''brother'''. I care about '''you'''. You're making a '''mistake''' again." 
"Loving '''Horr-Bull''' wasn't a '''mistake'''."
:—'''Tracks''' and '''Needlenose'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Optimus reveals that the Sea of Rust is simply the modern name for what was once called the [[Rust Spot]], a location he visited in ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]''.
*''Juuust'' peeping in on the left-hand side of the second panel on page 6 is [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]]. He hasn't been seen in ages, but he's helping to run the spaceport—a job he's quietly been working since [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|the very first issue]].
*Tracks makes a passing mention of a ship that's gone missing, evidently referring to the one the Decepticons used to get to the commune last issue, which they rechristened the ''[[Peace Without Tyranny]]''.
*Skyburst and Stormclash make a vague reference to the events of ''[[The Transformers: Redemption]]'', when the former note that "nobody's come this way since..." and the latter cuts in "...nobody's come this way for a '''while.'''"
*Last seen in [[The World of Tomorrow|issue #33]], Omega Supreme is still offline and undergoing repair following the injuries he sustained in [[The End of the Beginning of the World|issue #11]]. Starscream goes through a quick rundown of the complex chain of conspirators responsible for his condition ([[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], controlled by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], working for [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], to frame [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], in order to trick Starscream and remove Omega Supreme as an obstacle).
*Optimus recalls how the Matrix glowed when he first visited [[Caminus]] in [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' #1]]—something that was almost certainly a goof at the time, but which is here repositioned as a mysterious event in-universe.
*Optimus recounts the mythic story of the Matrix's supposed creation, as detailed in the [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|2012 ''More than Meets the Eye'' annual]]. He also mentions that it was once called the "Creation Matrix" (see "Transformers references", below), which we first learned in "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]".
* Swift is amongst the Decepticons when they take the space bridge. This goes uncommented on in-story, but is doubtlessly related to her recently-formed relationship with [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]].

===Transformers references===
*Blackrock claims that a more accurate translation of the Cybertronian word for the "Ark" spacecraft is "Vanguard", a reference to the ship's classification as a [[Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor]] from ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''.
*Tracks mentions a ship coming in from [[Athenia]], a world from the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' anime]] previously mentioned in IDW continuity in [[The Nothing Man|issue #45]].
*The Torchbearers call the Matrix "The Matrix of Light", an obscure name for the talisman from the original 1986 ''The Transformers: The Movie'' sticker album. Prime himself also claims that legend called it the "Creation Matrix" because it was supposed to be able to grant life, referencing the handling of the Matrix in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics series]].
*Victorion rattles off a near-complete list of the Thirteen Primes: [[Prima]], [[Solus Prime]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], [[Nexus Prime]], [[Onyx Prime]], [[Alchemist Prime]], the [[Liege Maximo]], and [[The Fallen]] were already confirmed to be part of the group in IDW continuity, but her list adds [[Vector Prime]], [[Micronus Prime]], [[Amalgamous Prime]], and [[Quintus Prime]], proving that this incarnation of the group unsurprisingly matches that seen in the [[Aligned continuity family]]. The thirteenth member is known only as "The Arisen" (a counterpart to "The Fallen"), and his identity is a mystery—an allusion to the fact that, in the Aligned continuity family, the thirteenth Prime was a past incarnation of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] himself.

===Real-world references===
*As with the previous issue, this story's title is a piece of real-world celestial mechanics terminology. A "lagrange" point is a location at which the gravitational forces of two large celestial bodies equal the centrifugal force on a smaller body between them.

===Errors===
*Soundwave says that the "black egg" surrounding the ''Ark-7'', established last issue to be from the time of Galvatron's youth, is technology from "Sentinel's era". Unless that's a seed being planted for something ([[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] will be returning for the "[[Titans Return]]" storyline in 2016), he should presumably be referring to "''[[Nova Prime|Nova's]]'' era", since Nova Prime was the one who lived at the same time as Galvatron and the Thirteen Primes.

===Other trivia===
*Victorion makes the first use of the gravity powers chosen for her by fans as part of the poll that resulted in her creation.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Optimus Prime on Victorion's shoulder, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Soundwave, Laserbeak, and Sky-Byte look out a window on the commune, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s torn-off face in [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s hand; part of November's series of ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' tie-in incentive covers.
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*''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' #10
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==External links==
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Lander

2015-11-17T04:42:55Z

ZeroSD:

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:''Lander is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Lander human robot.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|With Richard Dean Anderson as "Lander"]]
'''Lander''' (ランダー ''Randā'') came to [[Earth]] during the Stone Age, when he and his fellow [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]]s crashed on the planet while in pursuit of a group of [[Decepticon]]s. In order to more effectively hunt down the Decepticons, who had used their Pretender powers to take the forms of monsters, Lander and the Autobots adopted the forms of [[human]] beings, and battled their foes down through the ages, inspiring many classical Earthly legends in the process. When the Decepticons were finally defeated and sealed away, Lander and the others elected to remain on Earth, living in their human guises and guiding the evolution of human society.

While his comrades found themselves touched by the beauty of Earth's natural environment, or the extent and complexity of mankind's emotion, Lander was particularly taken by one thing: humankind's great capacity for pleasure. In the present day, he lives in [[New York City]], and fills his off-hours with the finer things in life—he collects wine, attends concerts, and loves, above all else... the ''ladies''. Despite his man-about-town lifestyle, Lander would never shirk his Autobot duties in favour of the fairer sex, but when he is called upon for a mission, it's a very rare thing to find him ''not'' in the company of one of his many lady-friends.

Lander is physically the strongest of the Autobot Pretenders, although he's not the most proficient soldier amongst the group, with combat skills that could only be described as "competent". His talents lie in both the mechanical and natural worlds—he is a five-star engineer, and an expert geologist.

{{bigquote|You gotta make your decisions with style. Otherwise, you won't get the girls.|Lander|"[[Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====A Tale of the Pretenders====
While trying to find Metalhawk in Japan, Lander and other Autobot Pretenders ran into a human woman who pleaded with them to save her siblings from [[Decepticon]] Pretenders. They soon found their teammate and were able to fight off the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Tale of the Pretenders}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Lander suiton.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:LanderPretender.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Dull Surprise?]]
When the Decepticon Pretenders were liberated from their imprisonment by the alien [[Devil Z]], Lander's peaceful years of indulgence were interrupted at last when his leader, [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]], summoned him to Japan for a battle with the fiends. Lander happened to be in an elevator with a [[Madonna (Masterforce)|date]] at the time, but wasn't especially bothered about donning his Pretender suit in front of her, and running off into the city streets. Converting to [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], he was pursued by the police, but shook them by launching himself into the ocean and cruising off over the waves. Making his way to Japan, Lander joined Metalhawk in battle and took on [[Dauros]] while his leader destroyed the Decepticons' [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] support, forcing the villains to flee. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}

[[File:Lander puretendaaa.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb]]
While the other Autobots were busy battling the Decepticons in the [[Karin Islands]], Lander remained behind at [[Haruma Gō|Professor Gō]]'s observatory, only for the building to come under attack by [[Blood]]. As the observatory burned, Lander contacted the Autobots and attempted to get the professor to safety, but was attacked and defeated by Blood. The observatory had already been reduced to rubble by the time Metalhawk and the other Autobots arrived to see Lander clawing his way out of the wreckage; the professor, alas, did not survive. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

Lander joined the Autobots in responding to a Decepticon attack on Rome, subduing their [[Destroid]] servants with knock-out gas. The Decepticon Pretenders fled into the tunnels beneath the city, and Lander and [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] gave chase, only to lose track of their foes and wind up in a coastal cave. {{storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}} Shortly thereafter, Lander came to Japan to help Metalhawk when he transformed the Autobots' human allies, [[Shūta Gō]], [[Cab]] and [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], into [[Headmaster Junior]] warriors {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}} and later joined with the rest of the Autobots on a mission to protect the wildlife of Africa from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

When the Decepticons' two newest warriors, the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] brothers [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], attacked the [[Mt Fuji Foothills Hang Gliding Competition Tournament]], in which the Headmaster Juniors were participating, Metalhawk and Lander sped to the aid of their young comrades. The two Pretenders proved to be sorely outmatched by the mighty Godmasters, but fortunately for the Autobots, when [[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]] and Diver arrived to reinforce them, the sinister siblings elected to withdraw. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} A rematch with the Godmasters followed quickly, on [[Karin Islands|Viscas Island]], and again, Lander and the Autobots only just managed to scrape a victory. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

When Diver discovered the first Autobot Godmaster, [[Ginrai]], in America, he summoned Lander to the [[Ocean Research Institute of California]] to educate Ginrai on the threat of the Decepticons and help him convince the trucker to join the Autobot forces. Although Ginrai wasn't completely sold on the idea, he did vow to help the Autobots when he could "for the sake of the world", and Lander and Diver would later help him in battle against Hydra and Buster several times. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}} {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}} Despite the increase in fighting, Lander still tried to keep a healthy social calendar, but was less than impressed when the Decepticons decided to kidnap some children just after he'd managed to obtain tickets to a concert. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

[[File:Lander robotmode.jpg|left|upright=1.15|thumb]]
After Ginrai discovered the next Autobot Godmaster, [[Lightfoot]], in Canada, Lander was part of the Autobot search party that headed into the Rocky Mountains, putting his geological skills to use checking out assorted ores and minerals in the mountain caves in hopes of finding clues to the locations of the remaining Godmasters. The trail eventually led to success in the form of [[Ranger]] {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} and when the fourth Godmaster, [[Road King]], was located, Lander joined with the other Pretenders in insisting that Ginrai accept the position of Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[File:Lander vehicle.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|This looks cool, but we had the toy. It's not.]]
Soon thereafter, Lander, Metalhawk and Diver met with their old ally, [[Grand Maximus]], who arrived from space to inform them of the approach of the Decepticon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], towards Earth. Grand supplied them with the plans and materials necessary to construct a drone named "[[Godbomber]]", which would enable Ginrai to fly and fight in space and defeat BlackZarak before he reached the planet, and Lander and the Pretenders focused their efforts into the completion of this "Bomber Project". {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} Despite various attempts by the Decepticons to stop them, the Autobots successfully completed construction of Godbomber, {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} and Ginrai headed into space to battle BlackZarak. Like all the other Autobots, Lander was unable to do anything but sit on Earth and wait for news as the battle raged in space, but Lander took the tension calmly, suggesting a drink to pass the time. Needless to say, the Headmaster Juniors were not impressed. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

Lander took a big step back from the front lines at this point, participating only in very occasional battles. He helped scan the planet for Decepticon activity {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} and battled the Decepticon Pretenders alongside his fellow Autobots Pretenders in Latin America, {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} but played no hand in the final battle between the Autobots and Decepticons in the Alps, during which Ginrai successfully destroyed BlackZarak and Devil Z, inadvertently bringing the Transformers' [[transtector]]s to life. The now-living transtectors departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space, but Lander and the other Pretenders elected to remain on Earth and continue their lives there. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}} {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Wandering}}}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
Lander was among the Autobots standing onstage when the injured [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] passed the mantle of [[Supreme Commander]] to [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' manga===
[[File:Lander manga.jpg|left|thumb|Chip Chase finally gets himself some bionic legs.]]
Lander was present when Shūta, Cab and Minerva became Headmaster Juniors, presenting their transtectors to them alongside Diver and Phoenix. {{storylink|Headmaster Jrs Are Born}}

When Diver discovered the first Autobot Godmaster, Ginrai, in America, and arranged for him to travel to Japan to meet the other Autobots, Lander elected not to make the trip, staying at the Ocean Research Institute with Diver and Phoenix. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}} He later joined with the other Autobots in racing to thwart a mysterious Decepticon scheme, only to be briefly bamboozled by holographic images of legendary Decepticons before Ginrai dealt with them. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

Lander and the other Pretenders dropped off the radar after this battle, appearing only briefly to monitor a two-pronged attack by the Decepticons against Earth. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}}}

Fortunately for all concerned, they returned to the front lines during Ginrai's final battle with the Decepticons, during which the Decepticon emperor, Devil Z, turned on his subordinates, and attempted to absorb their [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]] in order to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. Lander and the Pretenders hurled themselves into the path of the villain's Jinchōkon-absorbing beam, saving Ginrai and the Decepticons from its effects, and remaining unharmed themselves, since, as true robots, they possessed no Jinchōkon of their own. Lander subsequently joined with all the other Autobots and Decepticons in combining their energies into the "Perfect Transform Attack", which destroyed Devil Z once and for all. With the alien's death, the humans were separated from their transtectors, and the transtectors themselves were brought to life as true super-robot lifeforms. While the new-born Transformers departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space, Lander elected to remain on Earth and continue his life there. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{note|In this continuity, Lander is not a Pretender.}}
Lander, with his cohorts [[Skram (G2)|Skram]], [[Fireball]], and [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]], razed planets that aided the [[Decepticon]]s during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

After the war ended, Lander and his friends ended up living in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} where they were killed {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] for their crimes. {{Storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[File:G1Landmine toy.jpg|upright=1.34|thumb]]
*'''Lander''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-200'''
**''Accessories'': 2-piece Pretender shell, helmet, belt, "Crusher Blade", "Drill Wave Gun"

: Lander's Pretender shell resembles a human in a yellow and grey armored space suit, armed with his grey "Crusher Blade" sword and black "Drill Wave Gun". The shell's helmet and belt (molded from the same soft dark grey plastic as his sword) are also removable, and used to help "lock" the two halves of the shell together. The shell splits to reveal Lander's inner robot, which transforms into a predominantly grey Cybertronic land vehicle. The robot can wield the Drill Wave Gun in both modes.

:Lander was available only as a mail-away exclusive toy in Japan, and lacked the spectacles of the animation model. The toy was released concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], with no notable differences between the two.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Landmine/landmine.htm More information on Lander (well, Landmine, close enough) at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[File:ArmadaCameos-RedRoom.jpg|thumb|Secretarymine]]
* Lander's animation model shows up in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' episode "[[First Encounter]]" as a "generic", unnamed Autobot. He is seen carrying a "clipboard" of some kind and reacting to the [[Mini-Con]] beacon. He's also the only one in that shot seen clearly, the other three ([[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] and [[Sixknight]]) all being seen only from the back and largely obscured. Later, a differently colored version appears as a field commander chafing under withdrawal orders in "[[Drift (episode)|Drift]]".
*Lander (or maybe Landmine, we dunno) is on display at [[Wikipedia:Disney's Pop Century Resort|the Pop Century resort at Walt Disney World]] sans weapon and pretender shell.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Landmine''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Russian:'' '''Fugas''' (Фугас, "Landmine")
*''Italian:'' '''Folgore''' ("Lightning")

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Brainstorm (G1)

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:''Brainstorm is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and one of the most <s>famous</s> notorious inventors from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Brainstormg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If a job's worth doing, it's worth OVERDOING!]]

'''Brainstorm''' is a never-ending font of ideas. Whether he's in the middle of a battle or consciously working on another of his projects, new ideas are the background noise of his mind, sometimes to such an extent that his brain will overheat. In his zeal to see these ideas realized, Brainstorm sometimes forgets about things like "basic safety" and "proper experimental procedure". He will happily hand out new and untested inventions to less-than-responsible comrades for field-testing. His inventions range from useful biotechnology, to [[Metafictional bomb|outlandish anti-personnel weaponry]], to [[Briefcase|devices that harness the bizarre and unthinkable]].

Brainstorm is at least partly responsible for developing the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process. It's sometimes hard to tell how much of it was his doing and how much was his Headmaster partner [[Arcana]]'s, the two work together so seamlessly.

Sometimes he is also known as '''Genitus'''.

{{note|Brainstorm was quite different in Japan's [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' animated series]]. See below for details.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Brainstormtrialbyfire.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He's green, dammit! Green!]]
After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his troops aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] went missing, Brainstorm was one of several under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Their faction was mired in a seemingly endless war with a band of [[Decepticon]]s led by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], in a struggle so pointless and self-perpetuating that Fortress Maximus decided to leave [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and its war and settle on the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]]. Brainstorm followed Fortress Maximus' lead, building the ''[[Steelhaven]]'' and departing their war-torn home.

It would not be so easy. The [[Nebulan]]s were xenophobic towards the strange robots which invaded their world, and after several missteps in communication, Fortress Maximus, Brainstorm, and a handful of others surrendered their heads as hopeful proof of their benevolence and compliance. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

[[File:Brainstormworldsapart.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm would rather fight and die than live with the knowledge that he ran.]]
When the Decepticons arrived on Nebulos, Fortress Maximus and Brainstorm's heads convinced [[Galen]] to attempt the creation of hybrid warriors through a bio-mechanical engineering process. An experimental surgeon named [[Arcana]] constructed the necessary equipment based on the Autobots' theories and underwent the process himself along with several other Nebulans, [[binary bonding]] with Brainstorm. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}}

''During an adventure that happened at some unspecified point that was logically impossible given the circumstances, Brainstorm and the other Autobot Headmasters fought the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] while the Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s were held captive by the Decepticons. Mindwipe hypnotized Brainstorm, causing him to crash into [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and in general, the Autobots put up a terrible fight. But Brainstorm refused to give up and abandon their captured comrades. The four attacked the Decepticons' [[Fortress of Despair]] and were overwhelmed, but because the Autobots learned to work together with their new Nebulan partners, they were able to rescue the Targetmasters.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

The new Headmasters managed to drive off the Decepticons, but also inadvertently created a new "arms race", as the Decepticons later created Headmasters of their own, and both sides also implemented Targetmaster warriors as well. Fearing things could only get worse for Nebulos, Fortress Maximus and Galen took the excuse of an intercepted distress signal from Earth to abandon Nebulos and prevent the war from causing any further harm to the planet. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

On the way to Earth, Brainstorm re-engineered Fortress Maximus to be larger and stronger than ever before. Then, he and Arcana managed to triangulate the Autobot signal to [[Mount St. Hilary]]. This led into their first battle with Scorponok's forces on Earth and to the death of Galen. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

As the ''Steelhaven'' orbited the Earth, Brainstorm was kept busy building [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] a new body, repairing the injured Fortress Maximus and assisting in the creation of the Autobot [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} Unfortunately, those projects used up most of the group's available resources and prevented the proper recreation of Optimus Prime. The project proceeded despite Brainstorm's accurate warnings of failure. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Tastybrainstorm.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Can Unicron detect how much cinnamon is packed into every bite of Brainstorm?]]
''Brainstorm was displaced to [[Limbo]] along with a handful of other Autobots when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] traveled to the past with a group of Autobots of his own.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} Later, he was one of the victims of a rogue Autobot [[Guardian (Marvel)|Mark V Guardian droid]], which resulted in him being thrown from the Ark and landing at the feet of Optimus Prime. Brainstorm's flaming body helped contribute to the Autobot leader regaining his desire to fight. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

Brainstorm was killed when [[Unicron]] ravaged Cybertron in [[1991]]. Even Brainstorm's vast intellect failed him when confronted with the devil himself, so he simply screamed and shot desperately until Unicron scooped him up. He was quite tasty. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Love and Steel!}} {{storylink|The Final Conflict}} {{storylink|Stylor's Story}}}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
[[File:Brainstorm project lazarus loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I've been asleep ''how long''?! Why did I even invent the alarm clock if no one's going to ''freaking set it''?!]]
Twenty-one years after the death of Arcana and destruction of Brainstorm's original body, Nebulos had signed an [[Interplanetary Trade Treaty]] with Cybertron, which included [[Project Lazarus]]—a project to build new bodies for the original heads of the now-deceased Headmasters. Grimlock reviewed transmissions in which Senior Scientist [[Borx]] explained that the initial attempts had led to extreme pain and complete rejection of the new bodies, including footage of a disastrous attempt at integrating Brainstorm's head with a new body, until data from Zarak's old files improved the process. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

However, this "unauthorised" decryption awakened the original head of Scorponok. Aided by knowledge gleamed from his binary bond with the deceased Zarak, he was able to enslave the Nebulans, complete Project Lazarus, and have them build a "mint replica of [his] original body". {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} With the aid of Grimlock's [[Nucleon]]-soaked [[CNA]], who he had captured while seeking a new body for himself and the other Nucleon victims, he completed another project—to create a "[[Gene Key]]" which could mute the consciences of Autobots, turning them into "Decepticons". {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} The rebuilt Brainstorm—whose faceplate had apparently been forcibly removed, leaving a discolored lower face—was one of the three subjects he demonstrated this on, along with [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and as soon as they were freed, they proceeded to attack Grimlock for wearing an Autobot symbol. After Brainstorm had been chucked around a bit by Grimlock, Scorponok stopped them, as Grimlock was now working for him under blackmail anyway. They proceeded to travel to Cybertron to begin converting the populace into Decepticons. As soon as they landed at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Civil Defense Hub]], the twisted Autobots shot the shocked [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] in the face. Leaving him for dead, they then marched in and began killing [[Cybertronian Civil Defense|Civil Defense Force]] members until the coast was clear for Scorponok. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}}

Later, he stormed through Iacon, turning Autobots with the Gene Key, blindsiding [[Overdrive]] amongst others. As the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] roared away, eager to cause chaos, Brainstorm turned on Grimlock, who had been wandering the city searching for the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], telling him that Scorponok had ordered him back to the Civil Defense Hub and escorting him there. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}. While searching for the other Dinobots, Grimlock activated an alarm at the Nursery, where [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was being held, which drew the Dinobots there as well as Brainstorm, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]]. Grimlock then shot open the containment capsule holding [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. With his temperature spiking to dangerous levels, owing to his Nucleon exposure, Inferno begged them to get clear to no avail—as Grimlock intended, the resulting blast incapacitated Brainstorm and the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}}

Ultimately, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] corrupted Scorponok's "master" Gene Key, intended to convert holdouts across the whole planet, and all the affected were converted back into "Autobots", including Brainstorm. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} Though they wouldn't have been held accountable for their actions while altered by the Gene Key, the three former Headmasters turned themselves in to be tried as war criminals, unable to live with the thought of what they were capable of. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

Brainstorm later took part in the assault on Jhiaxus's [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]] but was then captured and held at the [[Corral]], and later executed along with [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] when Rodimus couldn't call off the Wreckers. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}}}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Hiroshi Naka]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Brainstormspike.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Okay, we'll become Headmasters, but you gotta take the old man."]]Brainstorm was first seen on Cybertron, touting his new theory that an integration of human and Autobot would dramatically enhance their fighting abilities. Most of the other Autobots, though, thought he was a crackpot. Things turned around when he and a group of Autobots met a band of freedom fighters while stranded on the planet Nebulos. With several comrades kidnapped and the safety of the <s>MacGuffin</s> [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in jeopardy, the Autobots arranged to bond with the Nebulan soldiers. Their heads were reconstructed to accommodate Nebulan passengers and then "transform" around their partners as personal battle armor. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

[[File:Brainstormrebirthvehicle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Uh, Arcana, he has a cockpit.]]
With the help of their partners, the Autobot Headmasters freed their comrades and drove off the Decepticons. Unfortunately, their foes then joined forces with the freedom fighters' enemies, a group of evil machinesmiths called the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. They also created a new form of binary bonding called Targetmasters. The revitalized Decepticons returned and engaged the Autobots in battle anew. [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] detected the key on Brainstorm and managed to disarm him. Several Hive agents then swarmed Brainstorm and removed the key from him, but he was able to run a full spectrum exo-scan on [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]], one of the Targetmaster partners, before they got away. With that information, Brainstorm was able to recreate the Targetmaster process for the Autobots. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

Returning to Cybertron in pursuit of the key and the new Decepticon city-base, Scorponok, Brainstorm and the others joined forces with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], and their partners were instrumental in reversing the chamber's power to usher in a new [[Golden Age]] for Cybertron. In the aftermath, Brainstorm and the Headmasters returned to Nebulos to clear out the Hive's machines and restore the planet to peace and prosperity. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:FlashForward3-Headmasters.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Following [[Hi-Q]]'s kidnapping, Brainstorm turned out with Highbrow, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and Chromedome to brief [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s team. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{note|In Japan, "Brainstorm" is the name for the combined small head-robot and [[transtector]] body. When separated from the large, lifeless robot body, the head unit is called '''Cana'''.}}

====''The Great Transformer War''====
Before the Headmasters joined the greater Transformer war, Brainstorm, as part of the [[Headmasters of Justice]], hunted down the [[Headmasters of Evil]] on a barren planet. Their ensuing battle was interrupted when [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] arrived to retrieve the Headmasters of Evil, as Galvatron had need of them. As they left, Fortress met up with the four Autobot Headmasters and they all boarded Battleship Maximus to pursue the Decepticons to Cybertron. {{Storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}
[[File:Headmasters tf stuck.jpg|thumb|230px]]
Four million years ago, Brainstorm was one of a number of [[Cyberdroid|small Cybertronians]] who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in search of a new home. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} they ended up crashlanding on [[Master (planet)|Master]], an inhospitable world with harsh weather conditions and a hostile environment, forcing them to rapidly advance in technology to survive. Brainstorm was among those to become a Headmaster, mastering the art of [[transformation|transforming]] so he could take control of a [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Unfortunately once they'd succeeded, a number of the Headmasters broke away from [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s leadership under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

{{note|The events of "The Great Transformer War" manga occur at this point.}}

[[File:HM3 Brainstorm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"What do you mean 'shouldn't you have a mouthplate?'?"]]
In the year 2011, when Galvatron launched his latest attack on Cybertron with the added power of his new Decepticon Headmasters, Brainstorm and his fellow Autobot Headmasters travelled to the planet to help their comrades defend their homeworld. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} On arrival, they set about fighting the Decepticons. Brainstorm and Chromedome were able to overcome [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], despite the Decepticon's powers of hypnotism. Following the battle's conclusion, they traveled to [[Athenia]] on board Battleship Maximus to join the Autobot forces there. Though they volunteered to accompany [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to [[Earth]] to help search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he insisted on sidelining them. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} After [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]'s death, the Headmasters joined Hot Rod anyway and helped him search. When the came under attack from [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], they were able to hold the Decepticon off long enough for Hot Rod to dig up the Matrix. They accompanied him back to Cybertron, where Hot Rod once more became Rodimus Prime, but they failed to stabilize [[Vector Sigma]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was forced to do it himself by sacrificing his life. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When the Decepticons created the [[Madmachine]], the four Headmasters were ready to storm over to [[Chaar]] and destroy it, but Rodimus intended instead to send the [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]]. When the Cassettes refused the mission, Brainstorm blocked their way, wanting to know what their problem was. Daniel pointed out they were still upset about Blaster's death, however Fortress resurrected Blaster as Twincast. While Twincast went to Earth, the Headmasters were sent to Cybertron and helped [[Throttlebot]]s to destroy the Madmachine. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} While on patrol in Battleship Maximus, the Headmasters encountered two [[Beastformer]]s, leading them to travel to planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] to thwart a Decepticon invasion. {{Storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} After failing to destroy a [[Metamorphose|strange meteor]], they aided the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s in a fight against Decepticons. Partway though, they were called back to Athenia so they could accompany Daniel on a mission to destroy the meteor, and Brainstorm and his fellows kept [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s men busy while Daniel completed said mission. {{Storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

[[File:HM8 Highbrow and Brainstorm sitting around.jpg|thumb|280px]]
The Headmasters were sent to [[Praum]] to investigate reports of a Decepticon attack. On arrival, they found the base had been devastated and the occupants apparently destroyed, moving Brainstorm to make the sign of the cross. It turned out to be a trap set by Scorponok, but the five Headmasters remembered their struggles back on Master and swapped Transtectors in order to escape. Brainstorm made great use of [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s Transtector during the ensuing battle against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} While investigating a mysterious blackmailer, the Headmasters checked out the [[Statue of Liberty]]. They arrived in [[London]] with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], only to find the Decepticons had leveled the place. They similarly arrived back in [[New York City|New York]] too late, though Brainstorm spotted [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. They later aided the [[Trainbot]]s in catching up with and defeating [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], whom they'd encountered before on Master. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

The Headmasters continued to train, Brainstorm by lifting weights. When Decepticons were reported to be heading for Earth, he opted to remain on Athenia, and later traveled to Cybertron with Fortress when the Decepticons mounted an all-out attack on the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} When the Decepticon Headmasters split mid-battle, Brainstorm figured they were up to something, and they eventually discovered the Decepticons were heading for Vector Sigma and gave pursuit. Unfortunately they failed to stop the Decepticons destroying Cybertron. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[File:HM12 Brainstorm vehicle mode.jpg|left|thumb|230px]]
During the launch of the [[Sol 1]] satellite, the Headmasters defended [[Sol System Center|the launch pad]]. Brainstorm took to the air to try and chase off Cyclonus and Scourge. They succeeded in launching the satellite, but when the Decepticons made another play for it, Sixshot kept the Autobot Headmasters busy. Brainstorm was ready to charge over to Chaar to get Sol 1 back, but Fortress had a better idea where it was. The Headmasters found the satellite near [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]], but were forced to destroy it to keep it out of Decepticon hands. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

The Headmasters went to Earth to assist when a Peruvian volcano erupted. While fighting [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and the Decepticon Headmasters, Brainstorm used his whirlwind attack to draw hot ash from an ash cloud and blast the Decepticons with it. He also assisted during the evacuation of the village of [[Pan]] by rescuing [[Pipiro]]'s donkey, [[Koro]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} When they attacked a [[buridanka]] plant on Earth, Brainstorm boldly threw himself into one of the plant's mouths. The rest of the fight didn't go much better, and the Headmasters found themselves in danger of termination until Fortress broke out the [[Master Sword]] and cut the thing to shreds. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

When reports came in of the Decepticons being up to something on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Brainstorm and the other Headmasters traveled there in [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. After tangling with Predaking they rescued Daniel and found out that the Decepticons were planning to blow the entire planet up. Interrogating the Decepticons led them to a crater which naturally turned out to be a trap. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Both Brainstorm and Highbrow were injured enough that they had to undergo extensive repairs. They finally returned to the fight to save Mars in time to witness MegaZarak's arrival, and Brainstorm's jet mode was swatted out of the air by the titan. As Mars exploded, the four Headmasters joined Fortress aboard Maximus, and they were able to escape the planet thanks to the explosions recharging Maximus' power. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

[[File:HM17 Brainstorm works on transtector.jpg|thumb|240px]]
Brainstorm offered the opinion that a UFO Daniel saw might be aliens. He and the other Headmasters patrolled space near Chaar and came under attack from MegaZarak, but escaped thanks to another appearance by the mystery UFO. It wasn't until the Autobots gatecrashed Scorponok's coronation ceremony that the UFO was revealed to be the returned Galvatron, and they had to retreat. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} After an SOS was received from [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], the Headmasters prepared to take a shipment of energy to that world. The Decepticons set out to stop them, but Brainstorm and Highbrow kept them busy while Chromedome and Hardhead sneaked ahead with the energy. The Autobots arrived on Sandra in time to fight off the incoming Decepticons. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

As part of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]'s plan to negotiate with the Decepticon, the four Headmasters accompanied him to [[Shangri-La Island]] on Earth as an escort. When the Galvatron who met with Spike turned out to be an impostor, Brainstorm and the others rescued [[Carly]] and Daniel before attacking the Decepticons. During the escape, Sixshot destroyed the [[space bridge]] network, and the Autobots set out in pursuit in Battleship Maximus. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} When the Decepticons invaded [[Hive (planet)|Hive]], the Autobots attempted to go help, but were stopped by the Hive ships which opened fire on Maximus. Even Chromedome, Hardhead and Brainstorm going out to try to reason with them failed, and the trio returned to the ship. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}}

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As Maximus neared the [[Twin Star]] system, Brainstorm got the other riled up by claiming battle was about brain over brawn. He volunteered to accompany Daniel, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to the planet of Toruin while the others fought the Decepticons on Spherity. The four of them weren't on the barren planet for long before they stumbled on an underground city—the inhabitants of Spherity were using the planet as a refuge. Brainstorm returned to the battle on Spherity, using a head swap technique with the other Headmasters so he could reach Fortress and deliver the news that Spherity was an empty world. He later apologized to the other Headmasters for his earlier comments about warfare. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}

An SOS led the Headmasters to the planet [[Daros]] where they fought the Decepticons again and overthrew the corrupt government. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} Brainstorm noticed that Battleship Maximus' weapons systems were malfunctioning and had Chromedome and Hardhead go to fix them. When Highbrow was captured by the Decepticons on the planet of [[Paradise]], the three other Headmasters were forced to go rescue him. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

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Brainstorm was keen to take the fight to the Decepticons before their foe could return to Chaar. The Headmasters took part in a battle on the [[Pirate Planet]], though there turned out to be no energy there. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} As the Decepticons returned to Chaar, the Autobot Headmasters returned to Athenia. They traveled to Earth to try to stem a Decepticon attack, but were too late to prevent [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s death at the hands of Sixshot. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

The Decepticons began striking at points across the Earth, but the Headmasters followed Galvatron to [[Alaska]], where they were able to use information passed on by Punch to defeat Galvatron, trapping him beneath the ice. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} New information pointed to the Decepticons trying to destroy Earth altogether. As Chromedome had become consumed with guilt over endangering Spike, Brainstorm was put in temporary charge of the Headmasters and sent to the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] with Hardhead and Highbrow. They didn't fare well against the Decepticons there until Chromedome successfully completed Highbrow's research and arrived with the knowledge of MegaZarak's weak spot. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

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With Earth largely abandoned by the Decepticons, the Autobot Headmasters set about finding the bombs they'd planted. Brainstorm and Highbrow retrieved a bomb from a mine and returned it to Battleship Maximus. During the disposal of the bombs in space, an accident created the [[Targetmaster]]s from a group of refugees from Master and some Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} Brainstorm and Highbrow carried [[Pointblank (G1)|Pointblank]] back to the ship, though the newcomer dismissed their combat skills. Warned by the refugees, the Headmasters returned to their home world and fought the Decepticons. {{Storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

After the Decepticons ransomed Wheelie for information on the Master Sword, Brainstorm and the other Autobots were unsuccessful in keeping said information out of the Decepticons' hands, even after Wheelie was rescued. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} The Headmasters worked on finding Scorponok by searching for unique energy wavelengths and even found the cavern where he was constructing the [[Zarak Shield]], but were too late to prevent its completion. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} Brainstorm went along with Chromedome's plan to rally the residents of Master against the Decepticons, but it went horribly wrong when Scorponok popped up in the middle of the city and defeated Fortress Maximus in combat. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

The Headmasters traced Daniel to planet [[Daira]] after he became separated from the ship, and were surprised to find he'd been looked after by Sixshot. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} When Sixshot challenged Chromedome to a duel and the other Headmasters failed to talk their friend out of it, Brainstorm offered to be Chromedome's second and got a punch in the mouth for his troubles. They were reluctant to let him go alone, but when it turned out the whole thing was a diversion while the other Decepticons headed for Earth, they had no choice but to let him go it alone. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

The Autobots hurried back to Earth, where the Decepticons were busy erecting [[Death Tower]]s. When they learned that Spike and Carly's plane had crashed in the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], the four Headmasters went there with Daniel and Wheelie to rescue them. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} On their way to [[Egypt]] to deal with another Death Tower, the four Headmasters had to contend with Mindwipe, Skullcruncher and Weirdwolf, though the trio didn't present much of a threat in the end. After failing to stop the Death Tower from rising, the Autobots' entire army went to the [[Arctic|North Pole]] where they faced the Decepticons in a final battle to save Earth. As Fortress Maximus was caught in the energies preparing to tear the planet apart, Brainstorm and the other three Headmasters attempted a Head Formation to give him more power. It was only when the other Autobots joined in that they succeeded, and the Decepticons' satellite was destroyed. With the Decepticons having fled into space, the Autobots left Earth to pursue them. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''The Headmasters'' manga====
On [[Athenia]], Brainstorm attended the unveiling of the [[Optimus Prime memorial]] statue. He and the other Headmasters of Justice also waylaid a Decepticon bombing attack on the planet. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 1|The Headmasters #1}}

Venturing to [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Brainstorm and the Headmasters of Justice investigated an SOS from their allies. On aerial recon, Brainstorm and Highbrow found [[Alligatron]] and Predaking attacking innocent Beasts. The Headmasters heroically bought time for the Beasts to flee, but were captured by the Decepticons. Luckily, Hardhead and Chromedome found reinforcements in [[Kane]] and the Autobot Beastformers. They provided a needed distraction for Highbrow and Brainstorm to break free from their captors. Through quick thinking and teamwork, the Headmasters, [[Trainbot]]s, and Beastformers successfully drove the Decepticon forces off of Beest and back to Chaar. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

Brainstorm and the Headmasters next traveled to an Alaskan energy refinery, where the Headmasters of Evil managed to temporarily get the drop on them, separating the Masters from their [[Transtector]]s. Through quick thinking and teamwork, the Autobot Headmasters reunited with their Transtectors and defeated the enemy. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 2|The Headmasters #2}}

The Trainbots joined Brainstorm and the Headmasters on an undersea mission where they found [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]], [[Skullcruncher]] and the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s stealing(?) energy from subaquatic vents. They also found a giant robot squid lying in wait. Through quick thinking and teamwork, the Headmasters and Trainbots dismantled the squid and stopped the Decepticons' scheme. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

In a battle with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Brainstorm and the Headmasters of Justice failed to prevent the Six Clan ninja from stealing food rations. And kidnapping [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. By accident. Way to go, guys. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 4|The Headmasters #4}}

During the Christmas season, Brainstorm and his friends entertained the patients at a children's hospital until the Decepticons arrived. Through quick thinking and teamwork...aw, you get the picture. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 6|The Headmasters #6}}

On Earth, Brainstorm and the crew of the Battleship Maximus helped put out a fire so that [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] and [[Artfire (Headmasters)|Artfire]] could concentrate on battling the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 7|The Headmasters #7}}
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====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Archive footage of a battle in space involving Brainstorm was used to educate the future [[Headmaster Junior]]s about the [[Master Wars]]. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}}}

===''The Transformers'' Adventure Game Books===
{{Note|As the following stories are [[multipath adventure]]s, details will vary depending on the path taken. See individual pages for information on alternate paths.}}
====Swamp of the Scorpion====
Highbrow and Brainstorm once battled Cyclonus, using an [[electronic circuit jammer]] to prevent the Decepticon from taking flight.

Brainstorm was supposed to help Highbrow investigate Decepticon activity on the planet Nebulos. Before their mission was fully underway, however, his power-lines begun to over-heat. Brainstorm and Gort stopped at a nearby city to get repaired while Highbrow carried on with the mission. {{storylink|Swamp of the Scorpion}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
As the Decepticons built an energy interceptor at Nebulos's north pole, the Autobots learned their device risked wiping out the entire planet. After destroying the first energy interceptor, the Autobots were nonplussed to learn the Decepticons built a second, more heavily guarded interceptor in its place. Thinking creatively, Brainstorm worked with the Autobot Targetmasters to turn the Decepticon fortress Scorponok's strength against it. During a sabotage raid, the Targetmasters used thermal lasers to melt the ice underneath Scorponok and the interceptor installation, causing them to fall helplessly into the slush. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

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When the Autobots located a vast reservoir of oil on the planet, Brainstorm spearheaded the effort to create a major pipeline to pump the oil back to Autobot base. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

Brainstorm later assisted Optimus Prime in charting a planet-wide search for Decepticon activity on Nebulos. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:RemembranceDay-Brainstorm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"We fire the ''whole'' laser beam. That's 65% more laser per laser!"]]

Though an erroneous report placed him among the earliest troops assembled by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] to serve under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] when the Autobots were first formed, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13#"Old Ways"|Old Ways}} the 'bot who would be Brainstorm did not come into being until well after the war was underway. [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Constructed cold]] under the name of '''Genitus''', he was an [[M.T.O.]] created for [[Operation: Solar Storm]]. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} He kept his origins as a "knockoff" secret from most, however, and instead pretended to be forged, even going to far as to claim that he participated in the anti-apartheid marches that called for "equal rights for knockoffs!" which took place before he was even created. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

Genitus was among the young scientists recruited for the [[Institute|New Institute]], and was soon nicknamed "Brainstorm" by his peers. Two of his co-workers received similar nicknames as "[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]" and "[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]". {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Overly eager and far more likely to ask "Can it be done?" rather than "''Should'' it be done?", Brainstorm fit in well with the vaguely (and sometimes, not so vaguely) amoral experiments and research performed by Zeta's staff. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} Despite the destructive scope of his work, Brainstorm had reservations about directly killing others, and never slew anyone by his own hand. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

On one occasion, Brainstorm and Chromedome survived a raid on the New Institute by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] to rescue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} Although Chromedome left the New Institute after that near-death experience, he and Brainstorm remained close friends. In fact, Chromedome once remarked that he was Brainstorm's only friend, and Brainstorm didn't correct him. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}} For all his flaws, Brainstorm stood by the quick-to-love Chromedome as the war went on and he lost three [[Conjunx Endura]]e, even though he felt disappointed in Chromedome for using his mnemosurgery skills to wipe his own painful memories after each loss rather than remember his fallen partners. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

Brainstorm himself was no stranger to loss. He was deeply infatuated with his fellow scientist and co-worker [[Quark]], to the point that he would later describe him as a "one-way" Conjunx Endura; to what extent Quark may have reciprocated Brainstorm's feelings is unknown, and indeed, would go tragically ''forever'' unknown, as he was captured during the fall of [[K'th Kinsere]] and imprisoned at [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]], where he later died. Brainstorm was devastated but not broken, and, putting his vast intellect to work secretly beginning construction of a paradox trap-exempt time machine with which he planned to save his love. The components of the machine were hidden in his network of [[Briefcase]]s, the control case of which almost never left his arm. All of this meant, of course, that if he succeeded he himself would cease to exist, Operation: Solar Storm having never happened. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

Brainstorm briefly appeared among the Autobot troops fighting [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons on Cybertron in the distant past. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} At some point during the war he became a double-agent, joining the Decepticons to gain access to their time-travel technology, a goal that ultimately transcended either allegiance. He kept the Decepticons sweet by spinning old, already known information in different ways to make it seem as if it was new advances (though many didn't quite fall for it).{{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

[[File:AHM15 Brainstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"They say great science is built on the shoulders of giants. Not here. At Kimia, we do all our science from scratch. No hand holding."]]
He was later stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]], working on lots of experimental technology and weaponry for the Autobot cause, where his designs were often considered the insane standard that all other weapon designers in Kimia held themselves to. More than any other Autobot, he had beaten a path to [[Room 113]] where his creations were time and time again rejected by the [[Ethics Committee]] as violations of the [[Non-Conventional Weapons Act]]. Undaunted by the rejections, Brainstorm continued to dream up more outlandish and dangerous weapons in his time at Kimia. His most daring inventions were referred to as the "[[Unmentionable]]s". {{storylink|Bullets}}

On [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s orders, he (alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]) used [[Pretender]] technology to rebuild [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] into a sane, rejuvenated 'bot. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15#"Everything in Its Right Place"|Everything in Its Right Place}}

At [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s request, Brainstorm agreed to go over the gun that misfired the [[cerebro-sensitive bullet]] into Ironfist's skull, looking for what went wrong with the firing mechanism. Brainstorm let the review fall into his backlog for several months, probably because Ironfist neglected to mention the accident had left a bullet in his skull, slowly killing him. Brainstorm finally reported back just as Ironfist was leaving for the [[Wrecker]]s, revealing his findings that showed the gun had been rigged to go off at a certain angle. The saboteur, [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]], wasn't apprehended until nine months later, so Brainstorm apparently did nothing to follow up on his findings after alerting Ironfist. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:Brainstorm Chromedome infodump.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|We reject your literary device and substitute our own!]]
Brainstorm and the other scientists were caught by surprise when [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep]]s invaded Kimia. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} He survived and managed to escape before the facility's destruction, leaving in an escape pod together with Chromedome and a number of other Autobots. They were soon rescued by [[Arcee (G1)|"a psychopath in pink armor"]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} From her, they learned that they had to save the universe by stopping [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] from letting the [[Dead Universe]] into it. Brainstorm had a hard time grasping all this, and together with Chromedome wondered if any species other than Cybertronians ever had to deal with this kind of problem. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

As part of his interest in the Dead Universe, Brainstorm examined [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and during the procedure was struck by an energy discharge from [[Nova Prime]]'s corpse, which he'd been keeping in his lab. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Brainstorm was one of the Autobots who chose to accompany [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] on his quest to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. After some convincing, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] allowed Brainstorm to board the ''[[Lost Light]]'' without checking his [[briefcase]]. But as soon as the ship lifted off, an explosion had sent it into [[quantum jump]] and had to land on a far, desolate planet. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} Brainstorm and Perceptor investigated what had caused the accident. Although they didn't find the exact cause, they did find something interesting. After Rodimus had insulted his intelligence, Brainstorm informed him that they found a [[Duobot]] had stood right next to the [[quantum generator]] when it failed, and was "totally mashed into the generator itself". He then made a joke about their deceased comrade, leaving Rodimus a bit taken aback at Brainstorm's callousness. In turn, this left Brainstorm panicking over the idea [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] might have heard the joke, but Rodimus just ordered him into the air to join the search for survivors. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}}

[[File:MTMTE7 inverted Brainstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Science isn't about WHY! It's about WHY NOT! Why is so much of my science dangerous? Why not invent a special safety door that won't hit [[Chromedome (G1)|you]] on the butt on the way out, because you are FIRED!"]]
When a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] was loose aboard the ''Lost Light'', Brainstorm found himself trapped in an elevator with the creature, which had been hunting [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. Brainstorm cried out that he was too ''smart'' to die and held up his briefcase in an attempt to ward the Sparkeater off. Fortunately for him, the Sparkeater decided to continue chasing Rung, leaving Brainstorm flustered, but unharmed. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

Soon after receiving a [[Rodimus Star]] (along with his ex-colleagues Highbrow and Chromedome) for helping to save the ''Lost Light'' after it was hit by a piece of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] debris, an experiment of Brainstorm's went wrong and froze everyone on the ship, except for the forcefield-enclosed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]. Despite the near-disaster this caused when the ship was invaded during this time by a group of [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]]-hunting Decepticons led by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] (not to mention the near-death of an away team who had crashed on a planet protected by a [[phobia shield]] and were unable to raise help from the disabled crew {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}), he still received a huge plaque engraved with a stylised Rodimus figure "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity" along with the rest of the frozen crew, which P.O.ed Trailguy - who had driven the Decepticons off singlehandedly and only received a "normal" Rodimus Star for his effort - no end. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Later, new arrival [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] went loopy and shot down [[Dogfight]] near Brainstorm, who... protected his briefcase. Of course, he later claimed he had tried to stop Maximus. {{storylink|Interiors}} Following this incident, Rodimus tasked Brainstorm with developing an evasive bullet that would avoid hitting innocent bystanders. Chromedome had Brainstorm to look into the handgun that [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] had been constantly (and unknowingly) carrying with him, but when Brainstorm tried to examine it, the gun exploded in his face. He determined that it only held two cartridges and thus dubbed it a "binary gun", much to Chromedome's annoyance. Brainstorm also offered the opinion that the gun was possibly from the Institute. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}}

When a bunch of [[Nanocon]]s mysteriously reactivated inside Ultra Magnus, Brainstorm used his [[Size changing|mass-displacement gun]] to shrink Rodimus and some of the crew members to eliminate them. After the situation was handled, Brainstorm attended Tailgate's Autobot Initiation Ceremony where [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] placed bets on how long it was going to take for Rodimus to say his famous line, [['Til all are one]]. Brainstorm bet on eight seconds to the gambling bot's surprise. Despite being three seconds ahead, he still won the bet. Upon reaching [[Theophany]], an encounter with the [[Galactic Council]] led to Rodimus and others being teleported to the planet's surface, Brainstorm among them. When they arrived, they found the [[Circle of Light]] missing and [[Crystal City]] in ruins. As they explored the ruins underground, they came across a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]]. The group discovered the Metrotitan had found Cybertron's "come home" signal but was too low on energy to free himself and return, causing it to scream and try to kill itself by willing its spark to leave its body, which caused the revival of the Nanocons and various deactivated crew members of the Lost Light. With the Galactic Council's troops coming downwards to get them and the ''Lost Light'' under attack, Rodimus decided to set the Metrotitan free to help them out of their situation. Brainstorm used his mass displacement cannon to shrink the Metrotitan and gave the large robot more energy. Now able to move, the Metrotitan was able to teleport the Autobots back to their ship, quantum-jump the ''Lost Light'' to safety and teleport itself to Cybertron. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

After previously wondering why the <s>forcef-</s> magnawheels guy would feel the need for a handheld gun {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}, Brainstorm would ultimately build guns into Trailbreaker's legs, presumably relating to the latter's envy at Fortress Maximus's leg-guns. Soon afterward, he gave a new gun to [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] to field test, which the mad helicopter dubbed the "[[Shoomer]]" after the noise it made. As soon as [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] got his hands on it, he proceeded to accidentally shoot himself in the face. {{storylink|Before & After}} Surprisingly, he survived. As did the luckless [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] when shot by Brainstorm's [[existential gun]], despite a near-fatal dose of ennui. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

[[File:MTMTE22 tailgate altmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"Brainstorm again, just a heads up, you are currently in a tiny test chamber floating around in my Energon. Remember, if you see a giant T-cog, that's mine. Lab boys shrunk it part way down before I could stop 'em. No idea if it was for science or if they're just having one on at ol' Brain, but either way if you don't find that thing pretty soon, I'm gonna have to call Ratchet"]]
Throughout the early months of the voyage of the ''Lost Light'', Brainstorm and several others were interviewed by Rewind for his documentary. Also caught on film was Brainstorm participating in Tailgate's "[[alternate mode|alt-mode]] party," which was just a ruse to figure out what Rung transforms into. {{storylink|Little Victories}} He later collaborated with the psychiatrist to update the Autobots' [[holomatter]] avatars to be more energy-efficient and psychologically intuitive. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

When Rewind suffered a near-death experience in battle, Brainstorm and Drift brought Chromedome in on Project: Total Insanity, Brainstorm's helpful nickname for the fact that [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was secretly on board the ''Lost Light''. He provided Chromedome with the security codes necessary to access the [[slow cell]] attached to the underside of the ship (nicknamed Project: End In Tears). {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} Perhaps because of the prophetic project name, Overlord soon escaped from the slow cell during one of Chromedome's visits to pilfer his memories. Brainstorm was in the middle of chiding Swerve for fooling around with his [[metafictional bomb]] when the alarms sounded, indicating a scene change. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

[[File:Brainstorm brings briefcase to funeral.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Science is about doing things others would never be able to ''think'' of! Like bringing your briefcase full of pirated video games to a funeral!]]
After Overlord's rampage cost the lives of Rewind and many other crew members, Brainstorm was sincerely worried about Chromedome. When the funeral was over, Brainstorm confronted him in his habitation suite about the [[shadowplay]] Chromedome performed on himself after the deaths of his last three [[Conjunx Endura]]e. Brainstorm begged him not to extract his memories of Rewind too, because that would mean Rewind was truly gone. Drawing on his experience with Quark, Brainstorm promised his friend that the pain would one day evolve into something bearable. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

At some point, Brainstorm fitted [[Swerve's|Swerve's bar]] with an elaborate defense system and built [[My First Blaster]]™ for the bartender himself, as he was a notoriously poor shot. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

When the ''Lost Light'' travelled through a portal and rediscovered the lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Rodimus selected Brainstorm to be part of the landing party. On the surface they discovered a reignited "hot spot" of [[spark]]s, including a [[Point One Percenter]] which Brainstorm immediately set about harvesting before they were attacked by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s Decepticons. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Though they fled into a field of deactivated [[Metrotitan (body-type)|titans]], Brainstorm and the ''Lost Light''ers were captured and imprisoned by the insane [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] where they found themselves sharing a cell with the mysterious [[Minimus Ambus]], later revealed to be none other than Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} After Ambus departed to get answers from Tyrest, they were joined in the cell by Skids, Swerve and [[Getaway]] {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} who used the spring-loaded clasps from Brainstorm's briefcase to help them escape. Confronting Tyrest, Brainstorm was shot by the traitorous medic [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] which separated him from his briefcase. To compound matters, Tyrest activated a "weapon of mass suggestion" based on Getaway's [[thought bullet]] that incapacitated the rest of the ''Lost Light'' crew, leaving them unable to prevent him from activating a [[universal killswitch]] that would kill every Transformer that was [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|constructed cold]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} That included Brainstorm, who fell victim to its effects but recovered after Rodimus and Perceptor used half the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to reverse the killswitch. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Upon returning to the ''Lost Light'' he visited Swerve's to try and find out if anyone had opened his briefcase while he was incapacitated {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} before secreting himself away in his workshop with the Point One Percenter he had recovered from the Seething Moon. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} He took to carrying the Superspark around in his chest compartment. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

[[File:MTMTE23 Brainstorm this and this.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"So, anyway, we're between banks right now, just make those checks out to cash."]]
Brainstorm was on hand to greet Orion Pax and his crew after the ''Lost Light'' snatched their ship from certain doom. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Intending to venture into the Dead Universe, Pax consulted Brainstorm, who was able to use a [[cyberwraith]] to manufacture personal force fields to protect Pax and his party from the hostile nature of that reality. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} When the ''Lost Light'' was later pulled off course, Brainstorm found the source of the problem—Metroplex's thumb pushing against the roof of shuttle bay 3. He talked Ultra Magnus into investigating where it was pointing them to. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} That took them to a water world, where they soon discovered they were surrounded by [[Ammonite]]s. Brainstorm joined Magnus and the others in commandeering the [[Rodpod]] to take the fight to the enemy, and they stumbled on the dormant Metroplex. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

Acting on a hunch, Brainstorm took a sample of the water and found it was full of [[admium]]. They left the Rodpod in a drydock, but swiftly got lost in the city-bot's interior and ended back at the dry dock, where they were ambushed by an Ammonite who destroyed the Rodpod. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} They survived the explosion when Metroplex's interior rearranged itself on them, and a short time later encountered [[Nautica]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} As the Ammonites subsequently flooded in, Brainstorm was among those who opted to retreat to Metroplex's brain, where they met [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Brainstorm helped hook Metroplex up to the ''Lost Light'' remotely, allowing the titan to quantum jump both himself and the ship to Cybertron. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} When Metroplex appeared to be losing the fight with the [[Necrotitan]], Ultra Magnus suggested Brainstorm open the briefcase. It turned to be unnecessary as an eleventh hour save by Megatron resulted in a victory, and Brainstorm high-fived Nautica as he cracked a situationally relevant joke. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

Brainstorm later relaxed in Swerve's bar, though he was exceedingly cranky, which he put down to sparkache. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} As billions of Ammonites descended on Cybertron as the finale to [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s plan, Brainstorm was recruited by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] as part of a team to attack the scientist's lab. After they were teleported there by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Brainstorm suddenly found he didn't feel well and had to watch as the other tackled [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Just as they were losing the fight, the team who had ventured into the Dead Universe popped out of a portal in Brainstorm's chest and lent a hand. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} With several members of said team unable to survive outside the Dead Universe, Brainstorm invited them back to his lab for treatment and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] suggested he might need to treat himself, as the portal was likely due to his exposure to the Dead Universe. With some encouragement from Rodimus, Brainstorm succeeded in making up a treatment for the injured parties. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:WorldShutYourMouth1-BrainstormNautica.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Yeah, I'm a black belt. Pretty much in everything. Karate, Larate, Jujistu, kickpunching, beltmaking, Tae Kwon Do... bedroom..."]]

Brainstorm opted to rejoin the quest for the Knights after Shockwave's defeat, and spent a large amount of time with Nautica, even loading her wrench with extra features. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} Less enjoyable for the scientist was watching Chromedome's complete emotional collapse and eventual isolation as the impact of Rewind's death set in. From his friend's misery came an epiphany: Why save ''only'' Quark when steering Megatron away from his supposed destiny as a mass-murdering tyrant could prevent the war altogether and save ''billions''? {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

When Nautica returned from investigating the disappearance of several fuel rods, Brainstorm saw fit to punctuate her belated return by leaning gently on the fourth wall. The topic of conversation soon shifted to [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s therapy session with the new <s>co-</s>captain, Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Unbeknownst to anyone else, Brainstorm had a vested interest in the meeting, having slipped a sparkprint capture into one the psychiatrist's model ships with which he hoped to track the Decepticon leader through time and space. As luck would have it, the capture latched onto ''Rung's'' energy instead. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

When Rodimus found what appeared to be his own corpse in a mysterious coffin, Brainstorm was called in, along with Chromedome, First Aid, Nautica, Nightbeat, and Skids, to help find out what was going on. Brainstorm's biggest contribution involved using his preemptively preemptive [[Early Early Warning System]] to determine that they were all in trouble, though not quite at the "Run for your life!" threshold yet. Then the ''Lost Light'', destabilized by proximity to an accidental quantum duplicate created during its [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|failed first launch]], started winking out of existence and they were. Though Brainstorm managed to evacuate, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} he disappeared along with the rest of the original crew as the second ''Lost Light'' forced them into a sort of cosmic abeyance. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

[[File:Slaughterhouse2-BeneathBrainstormsFaceplate.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Alright, this next test may involve trace amounts of time travel. So, word of advice: If you meet yourself on the testing track, don't make eye contact. Lab boys tell me that'll wipe out time."]]
The remaining crew eventually discovered the remains of this ''Lost Light'', which had been savagely attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. Its Brainstorm's briefcase was found in a lift by Nautica and Nightbeat, {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} and Brainstorm's body was later found in his workshop during a search for his mass-displacement gun. As Nautica mourned, she revealed Brainstorm's face. In a surprise to everyone, Brainstorm had a mouth...and a Decepticon emblem painted on the interior of his detached faceplate. As Nautica attempted to deny it and Megatron stated Brainstorm was unlike the usual double agents the Decepticons recruited, Riptide assumed that this alternate evil Brainstorm drew the D.J.D. to the ship by deactivating Overlord's slow cell, making him detectable. It took [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to point out that if this Brainstorm was a traitor, so was the one on their ''Lost'' ''Light''. After Megatron and the quantum duplicated Rewind deactivated the second ship's engines and returned the vanished Autobots to normal, Brainstorm chose that time to begin his centuries-long plan in earnest, and began by calmly walking into the crowded Swerve's. Joining Atomizer, he placed his briefcase on the table, only to be reminded of Swerve's "No Briefcases" rule. Brainstorm calmly stated that he could do anything he liked as he opened the briefcase, activating an electro-sensitive poison he had spiked the bar's Engex supply with, causing almost everyone on board to collapse. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

After disabling teetotaler Ultra Magnus with a disaggregator gun, Brainstorm enacted his master plan, using his briefcase network and a link to the ship's [[Quantum generator]] to travel back through time and space and prevent Megatron from ever forming the Decepticons...{{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} with Megatron believing that Brainstorm was going back to kill Optimus so the Decepticons wouldn't lose the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. The ''Lost Light'' took action under this false assumption. Though both his and the crew's actions were in fact essential to the timeline, a future misstep by Perceptor as he attempted to shut down the time machine inadvertently caused the birth of a [[multiverse]], and a [[Functionist Universe|new timeline]] in which the [[Functionist Council]] had never been overthrown slowly began erasing the old one. The result was a blood-soaked nightmarish present-day version of Cybertron dominated by the totalitarian Council. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

As the briefcase was most accurate when aiming for socio-temporal hotspots, his first stop was prewar [[Messatine]], home to Megatron in his dissident miner days. Though he hoped to prevent Megatron's reassignment to [[Mining Outpost C-12]] and thus the taking of his first life, his high-energy arrival instead prompted the evacuation of the outpost. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} With that a bust, he tried to intervene [[Megatron Origin issue 1|before Megatron took his first life]], but, due to being fixed on Rung's spark signature, ended up thousands of miles off course at a psychopathology conference. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} Following that, he detoured to the day of Senator [[Sherma]]'s murder, hoping to catch a glimpse of Quark outside [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]]. This wistful episode was interrupted when Brainstorm saw Rung fiddling with a model of the ''Lost Light'' and realized he had been followed. Though Cyclonus and Tailgate gave chase, Brainstorm traveled back a year, hoping to stop the fateful bar brawl that resulted in a certain miner's arrest. Knowing that Rung played some role, he ambushed and incapacitaed past Rung, but was unaware that time-traveling Rung, part of the team after him, had ''always been'' the Rung that accidentally got Megatron arrested.

Finally, desperate and exhausted of all other options, he went back to Megatron's creation with intent to kill.{{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} However, Brainstorm still could not bring himself to directly end a life, and the newly arrived Rodimus and co. took advatage of his indecision and lobbed a [[Grenado]] at him. Though damaged, he was able to regain a bead on his target, but he paused yet again in response to Rodimus' pleas. As Brainstorm attempted to explain his motivations, Rung took note of his apparent dilemma and the millennia of work which must have gone into his plan. Appealing to his better nature, Rung ultimately convinced the scientist to stand down. Brainstorm filled them in on his progress up to that point as Whirl cuffed him, but his injuries and Rewind's murder of Megatron's nascent spark brought an end to the session. Knowing Megatron's death meant eventual victory for the Functionist Council, Whirl nicked Brainstorm's Point One Percenter and placed it in Megatron's spark chamber, restoring the original timeline. While Rodimus and Cyclonus headed out to recharge the Briefcase, Brainstorm explained his motivations to Rewind and admitted that his goals were perhaps a ''little'' lofty. Though he admitted wrongdoing, he professed his desire to stay in the past, a plea which was ignored by the rest of the crew. Brainstorm was then incarcerated upon their return to the present-day ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

[[Image:Brainstorm's final word Will Always Rhyme.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"Chariots chariots. Whoever this alternate Brainstorm is, he's a jerk. Instead of sending an apology fruit assortment, he just sent a whole bunch of [[Decepticon Justice Division|angry wasps.]] We'll find a way to get back at him, don't you worry. We'll just see who wins this deadly game of cat and other cat."‎]]

He was put on trial by the closed-room [[Lost Light Internal Legal Affairs Committee]], with Chromedome as an advocate and moral support. Despite a brave face full of jokes (rather than admit being intimidated) and attempts to ask why Rewind wasn't on trial for ''actually'' shooting Megatron, he got serious when questioned why his quantum duplicate had betrayed them. He said he couldn't tell why that had happened (though he believed his handler had pushed him to do it), he ''hadn't'' done it, and he'd admit to the crimes he'd done but they shouldn't ''dare'' pin the massacre on him. After hearing the evidence, the Committee (Ultra Magnus speaking) ruled that the war was over and his Decepticon days were no longer relevant; for the time-altering and poisoning, his time machine would be destroyed and he would be under strict supervision. However, he would not be kicked off the ship unless he wanted to be. Brainstorm said this was his home. (Ratchet would consider this the last straw in regards to Drift, saying it was unfair Brainstorm got a private hearing while Rodimus had Drift humiliated)

[[Image:BRAINSTORM IS AN ASS.jpg|thumb|300px|right|"If you're allergic to peanuts, you might want to tell me now, because this may turn your blood into peanut water for a few astroseconds. On the bright side, if I can make this happen, [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|they're]] gonna have to invent a new type of [[Rodimus Star|Nobel Prize]] to give me, so hang in there."]]

At the end of his trial, he realised Nautica had left and abandoned the wrench he'd made her. Behind his back, Ratchet talked to her and had her realise that Brainstorm's actions, while they could not be condoned, were selfless and would have erased him from the timeline. As an attempted apology, Brainstorm programmed the wrench to say "BRAINSTORM IS AN ASS!". {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

Brainstorm was hanging out (literally) with Getaway, Skids and Nautica, supposedly teaching her 'practical skills'. Preparing to sell Getaway a Ravage-detecting wrench for one [[Shanix]], he really struck it rich when the latter upped the price to two. Before they could make the trade, however, Rodimus was heard ringing a gong to summon everyone and announce Thunderclash's pre-wake aboard the [[Vis Vitalis]].

He was later seen dancing on the Vis Vitalis's dancefloor. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} He was later later seen dancing at Swerve's bar. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

Brainstorm was the head of logistics in the Lost Lighters' mission to find Swerve's [[Holomatter avatar]]. He assured everyone that it would hurt and that there was a good chance of everyone dying. Fun! {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
In one of [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s dreams wrought about by his size complex, he was approached by Cana, Brainstorm's head robot, who yelled at him to never feel bad about his small stature. He told the [[Maximal]] that anyone can grow bigger and stronger with practice, using his [[Transtector]] as an example, then combined with it into Brainstorm and shared the story of how he and his compatriots ended up on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. His point was that despite their size and deadliness of the planet, they didn't just lay down and die, but fought back and became stronger—strong enough that Brainstorm could even knock down [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. When Rattrap woke up, Brainstorm's final words to keep training and never give up inspired him to go jogging. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 9|Bonus Edition Vol. 9}}

In what was presumably another dream, Brainstorm was asked by Rattrap why he looked different from the old days, and he confirmed he'd trained hard and acquired a new version. This bothered [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], who found it unfair that out of all the [[Headmasters of Justice]] only ''he'' got an upgrade. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Brainstorm Chapter|Brainstorm Chapter Part 1}} Cana later woke up with his Transtector missing, only to find Rattrap had stolen it and was smugly claiming he too "trained hard" to get a bigger body. When Rattrap refused to return it, telling the Headmaster to just get a new one, an angry Cana combined with the body anyway, causing its flip-down [[Tech Spec]] to trap the rat. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Brainstorm Chapter|Brainstorm Chapter Part 2}}

===Recordicons===
After [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] died, Brainstorm set Chromedome up on a blind date with [[Eject (G1)|Eject]]. {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #27|Recordicons #27}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
Brainstorm was kidnapped by the Decepticons and held captive on the Jail planet by [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. He was rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and his other comrades, and in turn helped rescue those who were still imprisoned. Once they had reunited, Brainstorm and the others met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] for the last battle against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter von Gomm]]}}

====Autobot story====
{{note|Brainstorm was available as a playable character in the Autobot campaign during the second playthrough.}}

====Decepticon story====
Brainstorm, believing he was the match of the Decepticon leader, challenged [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s march on [[Zel Samine]] as his forces made their way through an array of wind turbines. They handed his aft to him, leaving Brainstorm shocked and confused; how could his frontal attack against superior forces have failed?

He retreated to formulate a new plan.

Later, at ELTA, Chromedome and Brainstorm joined forces to battle the Decepticons again, to no avail. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
The Autobot Headmasters led by Brainstorm hunted for [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s ghost by tracking the electro-magnetic spikes which signaled his manifestations. They were able to prevent him passing over into the physical world, and scattered the Decepticons who had aided him. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (Legends)|Ghost in the Machine}} When the Decepticons aimed to get hold of the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], Brainstorm and his fellow Headmasters made off with it but soon crashed on Earth. They were aided by the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]], who patched them up and helped them fight off [[Apeface]] and [[Skullcruncher]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Earth Defense Command}}
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBrainstorm.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
Brainstorm participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Brainstorm toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No no no...]]
*'''Brainstorm''' ([[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-104'''
**''Accessories'': "Arcana" Headmaster pilot, left & right "High-Energy [[Photon pulse cannon|Photon Pulse Cannons]]"

:Brainstorm transforms into a turquoise Cybertronic fighter craft. Both of Brainstorm's twin pistols attach to the front of his alt-mode's nosecone to extend it and augment it with two canard wings. As with all larger Headmaster toys, Brainstorm features both a cockpit suitable for his partner, Arcana, to sit in and an abbreviated [[Tech Spec]]s bar graph inside his chest hidden under a hinged panel. When a compatible Headmaster head is plugged into the socket on Brainstorm's [[robot mode]], the bars will show three of that character's Tech Specs.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Brainstorm/brainstorm.htm More information on Brainstorm at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations 30 voyager Brainstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Briefcase sadly not included.]]
*'''Brainstorm''' (Voyager, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #009'''
**''Accessories'': Head/pilot robot, left & right blasters

:Part of the eighth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Brainstorm transforms into a turquoise Cybertronian aircraft based off of [[Nick Roche]]'s design for ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. He is notable for being the first modern Headmaster-style figure ''available in general retail'' after the Generation 1 versions. He also holds the distinction of being the first Headmaster-style figure with an articulated neck. He comes with two pistols which can attach via [[5mm post]] to his hands and the nosecone of the jet. [[Arcana#Generations|His head]] transforms into an unnamed robot that is most certainly Arcana, and can be inserted inside the cockpit to be used as a pilot. Putting the pilot robot into the neck socket will reveal Tech Specs like the G1 toy. The Tech Specs are based off the original figure, not the Tech Specs on the box.

:Exercise caution while using the Headmaster gimmick, as the main robot's neck socket is painted, making the pilot robot rather difficult to remove. Too much force could separate the pilot robot's own head from his body. However, there have been reports of a [[Running change]] in the toy that fixes the Headmaster gimmick; this is signified by a rubber band holding the head in place.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenBrainstorm/brainstorm.htm More information on Generations Brainstorm on TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/fixed-headmaster-gimmick-variant-of-generations-brainstorm-released/32023/ Fixed Headmaster gimmick running change]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:LegendsBrainstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Some say this deco is overdoing it.]]
*'''Brainstorm''' (Voyager, [[January 24|1-24]]-[[2015]])
**''ID number'': '''LG09'''
**''Accessories'': "Cana" Headmaster pilot, left & right weapons

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Brainstorm is a redeco of ''Generations'' Brainstorm with some minor changes in plastic, such as an orange canopy. He more noticably features additional paint detail, including red and white highlights on his smaller wings, some white added to the red details on his chest, and a silver midriff. Brainstorm's bio is written from a ''The Headmasters'' perspective and as such names the Headmaster its Japanese name, Cana. He comes with issue 9 of the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]'' comic.

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==Notes==
[[File:G1BrainstormOriginalHead.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Please find us clearer footage.]]
[[File:Brainstormpretenderscommercial.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|His blue period.]]
*In early planning stages, the Large Headmasters were to have differently styled heads that would be replaced by their more familiar heads during the Headmaster process. A [[commercial]] for [[Ring of Hate!|Headmasters #1]] featuring animation of Brainstorm and others is the only time these designs were used.
*The Headmasters appeared in a second commercial with much more sophisticated animation. In this entry, we see the Autobot Headmasters lined up in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s as their Nebulan partners run up into their cockpits and then launch into an attack. [http://youtube.com/watch?v=dDSemtc0JaU]
*Additional footage of the Headmasters featured in the animated introduction to the first commercial for the [[Pretender]]s. As Brainstorm battles [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], the narration claims that after a series of defeats, the Autobots are required to up the ante by developing Pretender technology.
*In all three of these commercials, Brainstorm is colored in his [[Marvel Comics]] colors rather than his color scheme seen in "[[The Rebirth]]", with his dark green and orange being replaced with cyan and yellow.
*Brainstorm is a Christian! In the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' cartoon]] episode "[[The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery]]", when the Headmasters encounter a massacre on the planet [[Praum]], he crosses himself.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cana''' (カーナ ''Kāna''), '''Brainstorm''' (ブレインストーム ''Bureinsutōmu'')
*''French:'' '''Cerveau''' (Canada, "Brain")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Agytröszt''' ("Genius", literally "Brain-Trust")
*''Italian:'' '''Goblin'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Burn''' (Taiwan, 伯恩 ''Bó Ēn''), '''Xiǎo Zhūgé''' (China, 小诸葛, "Little [[Wikipedia:Zhuge Liang|Zhuge]]")
*''Russian:'' '''Fantazyor''' (Фантазёр, "Dreamer")

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Nightmare Engine

2015-11-16T04:26:28Z

ZeroSD: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

We really don't know much about the '''Nightmare Engine'''.

{{quote|Remember what Optimus said - 'That which is, isn't.'|Ultra Magnus warns his troops about the Nightmare Engine, "[[The Gloaming]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Ferak]] designed the Nightmare Engine, an impressive feat that had [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] acknowledge the engineer. {{Storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Ferak's Squadron X profile}}

Megatron activated the Nightmare Engine on the planet [[Clemency]], forcing an Autobot intervention. Ultra Magnus sent the [[Powerdasher]]s to try and disable it, {{storylink|The Gloaming}} while [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] took his second life in the fight. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] was the last Autobot left inside the Nightmare Engine after everyone else woke up. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
Ferak of [[Squadron X]] preferred to work on their ship on his Nightmare Engines. {{Storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

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Animals

2015-11-06T02:58:28Z

ZeroSD: /* Transformers references */ Just some speculation

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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 4]], [[2015]]
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|inks by=[[Brian Shearer]], [[John Livesay]], [[John Wycough]], and Alex Milne
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]] and [[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
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'''The Scavengers face down Fortress Maximus to save Grimlock, and learn a little something about helping others in the process.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard his ship the ''[[Concordat]]'', on approach to [[Tebris VII]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] is listening to the paranoid [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] ramble on over the comm about a hidden message he thinks he's found in ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' when he spots the crashed ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]]'' on the planet's surface. Red identifies the craft and looks up its owners, unaware that he's reading the [[Autopedia]] articles the Scavengers themselves have vandalized with hyperbolic backstories for themselves, and Max heads down to the planet's surface to confront his original target, [[Demus]].

A short time later, Demus lies dead on the floor of his office, and Maximus places the Scavengers under arrest. [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] succeeds in distracting the Autobot long enough for [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] to blast him, and the Scavengers scatter into the scrapyard outside, hiding amongst the junk. When [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] starts anxiously clicking his "clicker" once again, Misfire finally loses his temper and snatches the device from Krok's hand, revealing it to be not a communicator, but a severed finger. Krok explains that the finger belonged to a member of his old squad named [[Radar]], who was killed alongside the rest of his teammates by the [[Wrecker]]s. Radar turned into a telecommunications array, and while Krok admits that he ''does'' click his finger when nervous, he also does it to use the finger's still-functioning mechanism to scan for Decepticons in the area. He almost always detects none... but today, as he snatches the finger back from Misfire, Krok can see it has detected hundreds of Decepticons all around them. Stalking the Scavengers through the yard, Fortress Maximus calls out to them to explain why: Demus's "[[Roboid]]" toys are not toys at all, but lobotomized beast-mode Cybertronians, sold as "torture dolls" to organic races to take their frustrations out on.

To get Maximus off their backs, Crankcase radios Misfire to express concern for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], deliberately allowing Max to hear him in hopes that Grimlock will be considered a more important target. Red Alert confirms Grimlock's presence, and Max heads off to investigate, leaving the Scavengers to pull themselves together. [[Fulcrum (G1)|Fulcrum]] is annoyed that Krok has never told them about the fate of his old squad before, but Krok retorts that they took neither his depression, nor the self-delusion that his squad was still alive that he once labored under, seriously. ''That'', Krok tells them, is why he wanted Demus's money: he planned to use it to build a treatment center for those Cybertronians like himself, who are suffering from various mental disorders as a result of the war. Fulcrum calls him out on his hypocrisy—the fact that he was willing to ''sell'' the mentally-disabled Grimlock—and the suitably shamed Krok admits he was letting the ends justify the means. Knowing that Grimlock, as a former [[Garrus-9]] inmate, will be re-arrested by Maximus, Misfire insists they go to his aid, and a repentant Krok agrees. Unable to fly thanks to Demus's inhibitor chips, the Scavengers saddle up some [[Equinoid]] Roboids, and ride out to their ship.

The Scavengers arrive to witness Grimlock and Maximus grappling with one another, and manage to talk Max down by explaining that they ''found'' Grimlock in his current condition. Maximus proposes taking him to Luna 1 for help, and Misfire reluctantly agrees, knowing that it is what's best for Grimlock—but [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] objects, suggesting they ask Grimlock himself what he wants. To everyone's surprise, Grimlock is able to stammer out Misfire's name—not that it matters to Maximus, since he's intending to take them ''all'' in anyway. Krok has other ideas: he tells Maximus that he has planted a bomb in Demus's office that will destroy all the Roboids, and, pretending that Radar's finger is a control device, "primes" the non-existent explosive with a single click. He then tosses the finger to Crankcase, who threatens to click it again and detonate the bomb... and thanks to a sudden bout of facial paralysis brought on by his head injuries, he is able to stare Max down without blinking! Unable to take the risk, Max heads back to Demus's office, while the Scavengers quickly depart the planet. Krok, realizing that he is much better off now than he was years ago thanks to the stability and support offered by his friends, has a new plan and purpose for the group: to help other Decepticons the way they have helped each other. Krok plugs radar's finger into the ship's computer, allowing it to detect nearby Decepticons, and the Scavengers are about to head off until Misfire pulls a gun on Krok...

...and one lost game of [[Cybertronian games#Shoot Shoot Bang Bang|Shoot Shoot Bang Bang]] later, Misfire escorts Grimlock back to his wrecked quarters, promising there won't be locks on the door when they rebuild it. Misfire is agog when Grimlock eloquently replies "Thanks. I appreciate it", but when the Dinobot says nothing more, the Decepticon is left with another reminder that there ''is'' something going on inside Grimlock that he can't see. What he also fails to see is what Grimlock has drawn on the wall of his room: a familiar gear-shaped symbol and the message "PREPARE - CONFRONT - REPEL"...

Aboard the ''Concordant'', Maximus contacts [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] to tell him about the day's events. Rung advises him to rethink his approach to peace-keeping: times have changed, and the Scavengers are now the rule, rather than the exception, when it comes to Decepticons. Maximus cannot deny it, especially since Spinister left him instructions on how to reverse the brain-damage to the Roboids, who now surround him on his ship.

Two hours later, at Demus's now-abandoned junkyard, a Decepticon [[Worldsweeper]] arrives, piloted by Demus's mystery co-conspirators. The two robots open a hatchway to a hidden chamber beneath Demus's office, containing rows of strange pods inside which ''something'' is growing. One suggests moving the operation, but the other refuses, warning that to do so threatens their ability to meet their deadline, and will incur the wrath of the "Grand Architect". As the robot advocates aborting and starting again, they both turn, revealing the gear-like hieroglyph on their chests...

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.) 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (1)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (2)
*''[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]'' (9)
*''[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'' (11)
*''[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'' (12)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (13)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (3)
*[[Fulcrum (G1)|Fulcrum]] (4)
*[[Demus]]'s corpse (5)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (6)
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (7)
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (8)
*''[[Radar]]'' (10)
|c4=
*Mystery 'bots (15-16)
}}

==Quotes==

"'''Misfire of Pretendia''' is a debonair sharp shooter who once fired a bullet through a bullet-shaped hole in a slightly larger bullet. Whilst riding a bullet train. Feared and respected by his colleagues, he is credited with introducing Megatron to the world of '''interpretive dance.'''"
:—'''Red Alert''' reads from Misfire's vandalized Autopedia page

"This shouldn't take long." 
"For something that shouldn't take long, you're carrying an awful lot of firepower." 
"The two are connected."
:—'''Fortress Maximus''' and '''Red Alert'''

"Hate to do you out of a '''job''', but our '''"high tech"''' isn't that '''high''' anymore. It's just... tech. About four million years go we stopped '''reaching for the stars''' 'cos we needed both hands to '''beat the crap out of each other.'''"
:—'''Misfire'''

'''Fulcrum:''' "Hey, Krok, what you said just now—about Radar, about your squad. You should've told me earlier." 
'''Krok:''' "For a while I couldn't talk about it at all. In fact for a while I convinced myself that the rest of my squad were still '''out there'''—that they were '''safe.'''" 
'''Misfire:''' "Yeah, Crankcase used to say you were '''nuts.'''" 
'''Krok:''' "See? And people wonder why it's so hard to talk about mental health." 
'''Misfire:''' "Hey, I'm a paragon of sensitivity." 
'''Krok:''' "It's not just the '''labeling'''—it's the '''distancing'''. It's this idea that experiencing mental illness marks you out as '''bad''' different. Show me someone who '''hasn't''' been affected by all the fighting. Show me someone who's "normal" and I'll show you someone who knows how to hide things. We are our brains. Subject this ball of circuitry to four million years of '''war''' and '''hate''' and '''pain''' and '''death''' and '''loss''' and '''grief''' and don't be surprised if it has to find new ways to cope with the stress. People should be more understanding. That's what I was going to do with my half a billion—build a '''treatment center''' for '''vulnerable Decepticons.''' Because there are a lot of people out there who are only just about holding it together."

"I've spent years comparing myself with Decepticons who've done well for themselves—people like '''Agonizer''' and '''Skullcruncher'''. Today I realized that y'know what? '''I've''' done well. For a while I was a '''mess'''. My squad had died. I was directionless, I was '''delusional'''... I got better thanks to you guys. Even when I've made bad decisions, you've given me '''stability''' and '''support''' and—and '''companionship'''... and maybe it's time we gave those things to other Decepticons." 
"What you're descirbing sounds suspiciously like '''helping people.'''" 
"I know. Because guess what? I think we'd be pretty good at it."
:—'''Krok''' and '''Crankcase'''

"Y'know, Grimsy, sometimes you remind me of Spinister. Every now and then you'll say something that makes me think there's a lot more going on in there than we realize. More than '''you''' realize, too. Guess all I can do is be patient, pay attention... and see what you do next."
:—'''Misfire'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Like Fortress Maximus, Red Alert was last seen in [[The Sound of Breaking Glass|issue #21]], in which he elected to stay on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] with Maximus.
*The Scavengers were previously established to get their kicks by vandalizing Autopedia last issue issue. Clearly the admins of Autopedia aren't particularly speedy when it comes to reverting edits...
*Crankcase makes reference to [[Killmaster]], a super-powerful Decepticon mentioned occasionally throughout ''More than Meets the Eye''.
*Fortress Maximus' pose and placement on page 3 hearken back to page 3 of [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]], where he had similarly brutalized a 'con (or two) following a long absence and a dramatic return in the [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|preceding]] [[Life After the Big Bang|issue.]]
*Fortress Maximus's involvement in the [[Simanzi Massacre]] is mentioned, something we heard about before in [[Interiors|issue #6]].
*Krok describes Radar's death at the hands of the Wreckers—specifically, Roadbuster, who tore out his spine and "made him eat it"—as "a terrible affair", indicating that this gruesome event was the mysterious "[[Roadbuster affair]]" mentioned in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]].
*Fortress Maximus says that Grimlock is "a 'Con again". We don't know the full story behind this, but way back in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|issue #3]], a flashback montage featured an image of Grimlock staring down at his hands, an Autobot insignia in one, a Decepticon insignia in the other, indicating that there had been a moment in his past when he had been forced to choose between the two factions. In [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|issue #8]] Tarn confirmed Grimlock has a spot on [[The List]], presumably for changing sides.
*The familiar gear-hieroglyph that appears on both the wall of Grimlock's room and the chests of the mystery robots is the icon seen on the surface of [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]] and on [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s map to [[Cyberutopia]] in [[The Sensuous Frame|issue #41]]. The plot thickens!
*The mystery 'bots, meanwhile, are obviously the owners of the Worldsweeper on which the Scavengers found Grimlock back in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|issue #7]]. The horrific bio-mechanical sights the Scavengers saw on that ship seem connected to... ''whatever'' is brewing in the pods beneath Demus's office; what little we see shows us an arm that ''looks'' human, but which has some kind of circular, mechanical component embedded in its palm. Their fear that moving the pods will risk "contamination" feels like a reference to the Worldsweeper we saw in that earlier issue, which crashed when organic blood contaminated its fuel supply.
*One of the enigmatic pair notes they have another facility like the one beneath Demus's office in [[Fortuna]]. The ''Lost Light'' visited Fortuna, capital city of [[Scarvix]], in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|issue #40]].

===Transformers references===
*The ''Weak Anthropic Principle'' is described as an exploration vessel that formerly belonged to the Autobots, a reference to the fact it's based on the animation model of the [[Ark (G1)|original Ark]], which certainly fits that description. It's a "model 84", referring, of course, to [[1984]].
*Roadbuster killed Radar while in the throes of the drug [[Syk]], which originally appeared in the Marvel UK story, "[[Secrets (G1)|Secrets]]". James Roberts featured the narcotic in his own works previously in "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]".
*The idea that Grimlock was formerly a Decepticon seems to owe something to [[Dreamwave Productions]]' various ''[[War Within (franchise)|War Within]]'' comics, which indicated (but did not explore the story behind the fact) that Grimlock had once been on the 'Con side.
*Red Alert mentions [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], the 'bot who is typically Fortress Maximus's [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partner in most Generation 1 stories. If he is stationed on Luna 1 with Red and Max, that suggests he might be a member of the [[Circle of Light]].
*Among the Roboids is a Generation 1 version of [[Nook]] from ''Transformers Animated'', and a [http://adelightfultedium.tumblr.com/post/130214882372/cavisetticon-djw-transformersanimated-cassette Cavisetticon] created by [[Derrick J. Wyatt]].

===Other trivia===
*This issue arrives just a teeny bit late, shipping in the first week of November, rather than the last week of October.

===Soundtrack===
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghgl-Zy7PCg It's Not Funny Anymore]" by {{w|Babybird}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSuqV9-atWc Living With the Human Machines]" by {{w|Strangelove (band)|Strangelove}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmiRWwAXexY Bowl of Oranges]" by {{w|Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes}}

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Grimlock tears it up, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Blank cover for sketches, including blue-line art board borders and a small thumbnail sketch of Grimlock by Milne, from inside the issue, in the corner
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Fortress Maximus by [[Nick Roche]]; part of October's series of black-and-white "Artist's Edition" incentive covers.

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Talk:Animals

2015-11-05T18:13:50Z

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Should Roboids go in the character section? [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 13:13, 5 November 2015 (EST)

Multiforce

2015-10-25T04:39:06Z

ZeroSD: /* Victory cartoon */

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:''The Multiforce is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] team from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

'''Multiforce''' (マルチ戦隊 ''Maruchisentai'') is the name for a young group of Autobots serving in the [[Galactic Peace Alliance|Galactic Defense Force]] Sector One unit. Originally working under [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] on [[Victory (planet)|Planet V]], the group transferred with him to Earth where they began training under the elite unit known as [[Brainmaster]]s. Despite being the new bots on the block, Multiforce members were often sent out on missions solo, though for some sensitive missions they would be assigned a senior officer to command them. Each member is possessed of the power of an element. Multiforce served as a counterpoint to the Decepticon unit known as [[Dinoforce]].

The '''Multiforce''' consists of:

*[[Wing (Victory)|Wing]] (leader) — the warrior of the ''wind''
*[[Waver]] — the warrior of the ''water''
*[[Dash (Victory)|Dash]] — the warrior of the ''Sun''
*[[Tacker]] — the warrior of the ''fire''
*[[Mach (Victory)|Mach]] — the warrior of the ''Moon''
*[[Tackle]] — the warrior of the ''earth''

These robots can combine in pairs, with each one able to form either the top or bottom of the resultant robot, whose names are formed simply by combining the names of their component parts, top-first. The team can assume thirty potential combinations, but the primary three configurations the Multiforce operate in are:

*[[Wingwaver]] (leader)
*[[Dashtacker]]
*[[Machtackle]]

The six robots can all also combine to form [[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]].

==Fiction==
{{askvectorprime}}
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
Dashtacker and Machtackle served about the Sector One space station under [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] and the [[Brainmaster|Car Trio]] while Wingwaver served directly under Star Saber on the Planet V. After the destruction of the Lunar Energy Plant and Space Station it was decided to transfer all survivors and the Sector One troops to Earth for the time being. While Wingwaver was transferring from Planet V to Earth he came under attack by the Dinoforce but was saved by the Brainmasters. At their next engagement, Multiforce was able to employ their own secret weapon, Landcross, to combat the Dinoforce combiner [[Dinoking (Victory)|Dinoking]]. Time after time the Multiforce has been called upon to detect hidden energy plants, uncover Decepticon plots, and defeat superior Decepticon forces.

After the end of the conflict, they were collectively appointed governor of [[Vega Sector]].
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====''Micromaster''====
[[File:Metrobase and multiforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Multiforce were testing new stealth technology on Earth (presumably at some point before their appointment to the Vega Sector) when they suddenly found themselves sucked through a rift in time and space. Deposited on Earth in the early 1980s, the team discovered that they had arrived at the foot on [[Mount St. Hilary]] prior to its eruption. The volcano was being protected by a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s, and the six Multiforcers cautiously approached their headquarters, [[Metrobase]], in their stealth modes. When the base's sensors finally detected them, they decloaked and introduced themselves to the Micromasters, forming a fast alliance. The group was soon attacked by the Micromasters' Decepticon enemies, but the Multiforce quickly combined into Wingwaver, Dashtacker and Machtackle to fend off [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]], then merged into Landcross to send [[Sixwing]] packing. Landcross wondered if it was destiny that they had been pulled back in time to this point, so that they could help protect the Transformers slumbering within Mount St. Hilary and thereby safeguard their own future. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

''The Multiforce followed the normal flow of time to return to their native period, making sure to not interfere with events they knew had to transpire. To this end, they avoided the other Transformers and explored the [[Skomiloch Territories]], eventually clashing with the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]]. Their journey enabled them to be able to stop the [[Praetorian]] from using the corrupted [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to rewrite all robotic life in the [[Vega Sector]] into loyal [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], and at some point in their battles they evolved into [[Gaiacross]].''

===''Victory'' comic===
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==Toys==
===Victory===
* '''Wingwaver''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-316'''
: This set came with Wing and Waver.

* '''Dashtacker''' (1989)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-317'''
: This set came with Dash and Tacker.

* '''Machtackle''' (1989)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-318'''
: This set came with Mach and Tackle.

* '''Landcross''' (1989)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-319'''
: A giftset of Wingwaver, Dashtacker, and Machtackle. In addition to transforming separately into robot and vehicle modes and combining into Landcross, the six toys could also be combined in two-robot pairs, with one robot forming the head, upper torso, and arms and the other forming the lower torso and legs. The six robots' guns could be combined into a single large weapon.

:Although they were typically depicted in the fiction as Wingwaver, Dashtacker, and Machtackle, any two Multiforce members could be combined with either robot on top (similar to ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Powerlinx]] [[Autobot]]s), allowing combinations such as Tackerdash, Machwing, or Tacklewaver. (...What? What's so funny?)

===Micromaster===
* '''Multiforce''' (Micromaster, 2004)

:In 2004, the entire Multiforce was re-released as part of the ''Micromaster'' toyline (despite having never previously been considered Micromasters), in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, all of the decals from the original version were replaced with paint applications. Landcross could only be assembled by buying all six components individually; he was never offered as a complete set.

:In every case of twelve Multiforce "Micromasters," two of them were solid-black-plastic "stealth mode" variations. All six toys were available in this manner, and could be combined into a black "stealth mode" Landcross.

==Notes==
*Although the word "Multiforce" is spelled out in English on the team's toy [[packaging]], the group breaks Japanese Transformers convention by not actually being referred to by this English name in the animated series, where they are identified as the ''Multisentai,'' the Japanese translation of the term.
*While the relationship between the ''Micromaster'' versions of [[Sixliner]], [[Sixturbo]], Sixwing, [[Sixbuilder]], and [[Sixtrain]] and their counterparts in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'' (or ''[[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' in the case of Sixliner) is unclear, the ''Micromaster'' Multiforce are explicitly the same as the ''Victory'' Multiforce.
*The Multiforce have the interesting distinction of being the first instance in Transformers of a combiner team made up of several smaller combiner teams.
*The Multiforce seem to be the precursors to the [[Powerlinx]] concept used in ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.

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Sentinel Prime (G1)

2015-10-12T04:30:12Z

ZeroSD: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

{{disambig3|Sentinel Prime}}
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:''Sentinel Prime is an [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Well, shoot, who wants the Matrix?]]
'''Sentinel Prime''' is an imposing figure, standing head and shoulders over the average Autobot. Bristling with some of the most heavy-duty weapons and armor available to the Autobot army has instilled in Sentinel Prime a supreme confidence in his own abilities as both a leader and a fighter. Unfortunately such pride usually precedes a fall, and there will always be [[Megatron (G1)|someone]] out there keen to prove a point, or who merely sees Sentinel Prime as an obstacle on the path to a bigger destiny.

Sentinel Prime was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] immediate predecessor as [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. ([[Alpha Trion (G1)|Except when]] [[Zeta Prime (G1)|he isn't]].)

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Aubotot gladiator.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You've got the pre-Touch! You've got the pre-Power! Pre-Yeah!]]
{{Note|The original cartoon version of Sentinel Prime was never named in fiction. The character is referred to as '''U-Haul Robot''' in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4" and was not given the name "Sentinel Prime" until ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' [[retcon|declared it so]] via an [[Ask Vector Prime]] entry. Likewise, the earlier appearance of "U-Haul Robot" was dubbed "Sentinel Major", giving him a pre-Matrix name.}}
'''Sentinel Major''' was originally one of the Quintessons' slave robots on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] around twelve million years ago. Unusual among his consumer goods brethren, Sentinel Major was equipped for combat and was forced to participate in [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial games]] for the Quintessons' amusement, wielding a spiked ball-and-chain weapon and a tire-shaped shield. He was once defeated in battle by [[Prima (G1)|Prima]], who attacked their Quintesson masters when their match was over, only to be destroyed himself.

Subsequently, the consumer goods robots rose up against the Quintessons in a rebellion that ultimately forced the aliens off the planet. Sentinel Major survived this clash, but he and the rest of his race—now dubbed "Autobots"—were robbed of any chance of peace when the military hardware robots, now known as "[[Decepticon]]s", set their sights on conquering Cybertron for themselves. Two [[Guardian Prime|Autobot]] [[Zeta Prime (G1)|leaders]] fell during the war that ensued, and Sentinel Major inherited the Matrix of Leadership and became '''Sentinel Prime''', leader of the Autobots. Under his leadership, the Autobots realized that they would never be able to defeat the Decepticons with firepower, and they turned instead to stealth, reconfiguring their bodies to be able to [[Transformation|transform]] into other forms. With the power of his new ability, Sentinel Prime defeated the [[Trannis|Decepticons' leader]], and the Autobots won the war.

[[File:Aubotot gladiator vehicle.jpg|left|thumb|He transforms into Rhi, the forgotten Beast Rider.]]

The ensuing period of peace was known as the [[Golden Age|Golden Age of Cybertron]], but, around nine million years BCE, the Decepticon threat re-emerged when they too adopted transformation, and coupled it with robot-mode flight powers. One of the first of this new breed of Decepticons, the malevolent [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], killed Sentinel Prime in combat. As he died, Sentinel Prime handed off the Matrix to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who kept it safe until the emergence of the next Autobot leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed into the Matrix in 2005, Sentinel Prime was the sixth guide he encountered. Sentinel Prime recounted the development of transformation, the Autobot victory in the war and the rise of Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}
{{-}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{wingsnote}}
{{askvectorprime}}
Sentinel Prime was presumably a descendant of the first of the Sentinel line, [[Sentinel EnN]]. {{storylink|A Team Effort}} ''Before ascending to the rank of Prime, Sentinel Prime was known as Sentinel Major.'' Sentinel Prime's legacy lived on in other 'bots who took on the "Sentinel" name, including another [[Sentinel Major]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 35|Sentinel Major's Wings Universe profile}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
Sentinel Prime was mentioned in a recitation of Primes, after [[Prime Nova]] and before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} ''He passed it on during a violent situation.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

{{note|The retelling of [[Unicron]]'s origin in the UK comics included a brief glimpse of a dying Matrix bearer passing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus Prime. However, as he is unnamed, the only way we can presume this being is Sentinel Prime is because, as we are told later, Sentinel Prime was the leader before Optimus. Fun fact: "[[State Games]]" calling Optimus Prime "Optimus Prime" mean Sentinel does this pre-war!}}

===3H comics===
The Matrix was passed from Prime Nova unto Sentinel Prime, who subsequently bequeathed it to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Covenant}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|thumb|"Marley was dead to begin with..."]]
Sentinel Prime was Autobot leader for the first 500,000 years of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. With [[trithyllium]] alloy armor, an [[electro-disrupter]] and a large variety of other weapons, including various forms of artillery shell, a solar energy rifle and energon-charged sword, Sentinel Prime was a giant among giants. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

8.2 million years ago, Sentinel Prime went to reason with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], seeking to reach him with sermon and doctrine. He failed and was tortured and destroyed by Megatron on the battlefields of [[Tyrest (polity)|Tyrest]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide}} Megatron was chagrined to discover that Sentinel Prime (suspecting he might be killed) had not brought the Matrix with him into battle. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}

The Matrix used a vision of Sentinel Prime to strengthen Optimus Prime's resolve during a battle with Megatron by confronting him with the claim that Megatron had chosen Optimus to be Prime, knowing that he was weak. Megatron's alleged influence over the Prime selection process was never substantiated.

The [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] subsequently created a robotic duplicate of Sentinel Prime to confuse Optimus and undermine his confidence. Though possessing all of Sentinel Prime's considerable abilities, Optimus eventually realized that the duplicate had been created from his own memories of Sentinel Prime, and was incapable of doing anything ''new''. Optimus destroyed the duplicate of Sentinel Prime, having largely overcome his own doubts about his fitness to be Autobot leader. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:MegatronOrigin1 Sentinel Prime.jpg|left|120px|thumb|Do I look pacifistic enough yet?]]
Before the war, Sentinel was head of security for the [[Senate]]. One of the duties of his security force was to go around threatening and killing people who got in the Senate's way or might embarrass it. Shortly after an assassination attempt on [[Nominus Prime]], he eagerly watched Senator [[Proteus]] announcing the implementation of the "[[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]", which would improve security at the cost of "some of the freedoms" of the populace. He was constantly interrupted by reports that an intruder was fighting his way into the [[Grand Imperium]], defeating all the security squadrons Sentinel sent at him. Interested in seeing how things would play out, he stood by as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] entered the Senate's chamber and confronted them over their corruption and detached relation to the populace. Proteus eventually ordered Sentinel to have him removed. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}}

As the Clampdown began, the Senate, who were behind the attack on Nominus Prime to begin with, had Sentinel try to tap into the powers of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in the Prime's chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} In the process, Sentinel discovered that the Matrix was merely a fake, and with this revelation the Senate decided they had no more use for Nominus and had him killed. They went on to spread rumours that Sentinel was showing signs of affinity for being a Prime {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} while he got to work on planning a "Decepticon terrorist attack" that would give him an excuse to round up all proto-Decepticons and send them [[Institute|off for brainwashing]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} While [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] thwarted this, Sentinel's men were still able to discover that [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]] was quietly forming an army of dissident [[outlier]]s. Sentinel ordered Shockwave's academy destroyed in an "accident" and Shockwave himself taken into custody. The rebellious Senator confronted Sentinel and Proteus with his knowledge of their their illegal takeover of the Senate, but they were nonplussed and had him subjected to [[empurata]] and brainwashing. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} {{storylink|Shockwaves}} Orion Pax and his team had a Dead <strike>Or Alive</strike> warrant put on their heads. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin1 Sentinel face.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|That comes in "Optimus Prime" and "Marvel Comics" inspired varieties...]]
Upon assuming office, Sentinel Prime operated out of the [[Security Services Headquarters]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], generally regarded as "the worst place on Cybertron." By this point Sentinel had developed great disdain for government authority, irritated that they kept telling him how to ''do things'' instead of just giving him what he asked for.{{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} He would even claim he didn't get to set policy.{{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} He worked alongside [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], his [[Second-in-command|lieutenant]], and didn't seem that keen on him either. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} He also formed an [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] for all the important work he wanted done and not known about, like secretly capturing a spark hot spot so it could be experimented on and the [[Functionist Council]] couldn't use it.

The Guard clashed with Orion Pax's outlaws over the hot spot and, well, turned out not to be that elite: Sentinel hired bruisers, not people with brains. He lost the hot spot to Pax. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

When Senator [[Decimus]] was badly injured in a riot, Sentinel ordered Prowl to handle the situation as he didn't "have the struts to deal with another whining senator": if only they gave him "what I need"! {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} After a surge in illegal [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial bloodsports]] where [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron's]] rose to prominence, he personally took charge of the investigation from Prowl, ordered tactical recon teams ("Panorama") to watch eight potential venues and intelligence officers to watch ''everything'', and a core strike team ("Hammer") to hit Megatron's "cult" when the venue was identified. Officers [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] did indeed find a venue but unfortunately, both were murdered before they could report in. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

Sentinel Prime vowed not to let their deaths be in vain, and at their funeral, the Autobot leader urged others to let their deaths be a call to arms. Eventually, after Senator Decimus was kidnapped by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] at Megatron's orders, Sentinel Prime led a raid on Megatron's base. They captured Megatron and most of the others, but were forced to free Soundwave per Senate directive, much to Prime's frustration. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Unfortunately for Sentinel, this had been Megatron's plan all along and a "defecting" Starscream released all the prisoners in the Security Services' HQ!

[[File:IDW SentPrime Apexarmor.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Okay, What about now?]]
As chaos broke out across Kaon, Sentinel Prime held the line until he decided to take things to the next level. Thus, Prime returned with his massive "[[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex]]" mode, a battle-armor/super-powerful/more-firepower-than-god mode. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} His ensuing duel with Megatron was watched from behind the scenes by Soundwave and Shockwave. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} The additional firepower didn't make much of a difference, seeing as Megatron tore into it and pulled Prime off a cliff. Sentinel was defeated by Megatron. Afterwards, the former Prime's barely functional body was dumped into the middle of the Autobot forces. Prowl ordered a retreat. We would too.

The next morning, Megatron discussed his next moves with Soundwave... sitting on a throne made out of Prime's Apex armor. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

He was immediately succeeded by [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

Prowl would mention Sentinel's militarism as part of the lineage of 'false primes' and their failings four million years later, expressing that while the Decepticon may have had noble intentions back then, they were long lost by the modern era. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Following an uprising of working-class robots, Sentinel Prime sent Alpha Trion to investigate the gladiatorial pit fights in Kaon, and the emergence of the Decepticon movement. Alpha Trion uncovered Senator Ratbat's involvement in the whole affair, and reported his findings to Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}

As [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s forces made their way to activate [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[planetary engine]]s in order to wipe out the Autobots, Sentinel Prime went to meet with the Decepticon leader in [[Tyrest (polity)|Tyrest]], believing Megatron could be reasoned with. Instead Megatron ambushed Sentinel Prime's group and slew the Prime. Sadly for Megatron, Sentinel was not carrying the coveted [[Matrix of Leadership]], having sensibly left it behind. {{storylink|The War Within}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2016)
:Sentinel Prime is part of the first wave of ''[[Titans Return]]'' Voyager Class toys. He transforms from robot to shuttle to battle tank-which-looks-a-lot-like-a-train. His head transforms into [[Infinitus]].
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==Notes==
*In a few instances throughout the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 animated series]], the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] appears in the U-Haul Robot's color scheme. Guess [[AKOM]] got their "Hauls" mixed up!
*Any similarities between U-Haul Robot and [[Wikipedia:Spartacus|Spartacus]] are purely coincidental. No, really.
*The original IDW Sentinel Prime sketch included in "[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]" was clearly based on his first (and otherwise only) appearance in the Marvel comics panel shown above. Though his resemblance as drawn in ''Megatron Origin'' is less distinctly similar due to artistic interpretation and the helmet [[Alex Milne]] draws him wearing. He also definitely resembles, by and large, the Keepers description of the character, in that he is quite heavily armed. However the keen interest he shows in the use of those weapons and combat in general seem a stark contrast to the "peacetime leader unsuitable for war" portrayed in that continuity. IDW Sentinel is more likely to smash you with his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]] than try to ply you with doctrine.
* G1 Sentinel Prime didn't receive a proper toy until 2016, but he did come close once. As revealed in the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] roundtable panel at [[BotCon 2007]], the original concept for the convention-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of [[Cybertron Defense Team|Cybertron Defense]] [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was Sentinel Prime. The mold DOES bear a decent resemblance to his IDW appearance, but in the end it was decided that [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] was a better choice for the mold (and likely for the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|ongoing club comic]] story).
* There is another [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] character called [[Sentinel Major]], who might be considered the incarnation of Sentinel Prime in [[Transformers: Wings Universe|his own continuity]]. However, his design and role are obvious homages to ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]. What to make of this is a matter of [[Talk:Sentinel Prime (G1)#Sentinel Major|some debate]].
* According to [[ABN]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #9|Recordicons #9}} If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces isn't necessarily Sentinel Prime; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Sentinel Prime is more convenient as a page title than "U-Haul Robot".

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Burning spirit

2015-10-12T03:16:50Z

ZeroSD: /* Super-God Masterforce */

{{bigquote|The secondary heroes stand around and watch, calling on their burning spirit and heart of justice to empower the main hero from afar.|[[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]]|"[[Bee in the City]]"}}

[[File:Superginrai manga.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|And you thought we were exaggerating.]]

For lack of a better term, "'''burning justice'''" refers to the mysterious power conveyed on some Transformers by positive psychic reinforcement—that is, by ''belief,'' either from the subject's own self-confidence and righteous indignation, or the championing power of an adoring crowd cheering them on, or some other ambient psychic effect. The actual mechanism by which the beliefs are transmitted and converted into energy are unclear, and are often inconsistent between circumstances.

Far from a simple emotional state, when a Transformer is endowed with "burning justice", they often show undeniable physical alterations—e.g., [[Spontaneous recoloration|color changes]], physical growth, new weapon attachments, or abilities they possess at no other time—which in turn can include powers that are all but miraculous, such as repairing grievous bodily injury, raising the dead, or temporarily suspending the [[wikipedia:laws of thermodynamics|laws of thermodynamics]].

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce''===
[[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] (and to a smaller extent, the other [[Godmaster]]s) lives and breathes burning justice. While in-fiction the Godmasters were deliberately designed to have these [[Chōkon Power|miraculous powers]], God Ginrai lives up to the stereotype by becoming encased in a flaming aura on several occasions when his sense of justice becomes particularly riled up. This includes the final battle with [[Devil Z]], where he and the Headmaster Juniors pooled their energy to finish the villain. {{Storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

===''Beast Wars II''===
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===''Robots in Disguise''===
When he found out that the Decepticons had lied to him about switching sides, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] glowed green with burning justice, and he delivered a brutal smackdown which had the Decepticons retreating with all haste. [[X-Brawn]] claimed the glow was simply the heat generated by Optimus's cyber-matrix. {{Storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

[[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]] scientifically determined that the most powerful energy source in the universe was the optimism and hope of human children. He intended to use his swarms of mind-controlling bats to allow him to harness and control this power. [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] was later restored to full functionality when all the children in the world logged onto their computers to send him their well-wishes. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

In the original ''Car Robots'' dub of ''Robots in Disguise'', one of Fire Convoy/Optimus Prime's catch phrases in dire times, though omitted for the RID dub, was ''"Nothing is impossible for a burning spirit."'' This was literally Fire Convoy's way of saying that '''''burning justice''''' is the solution to all of the Autobots' problems. ''Spiritual, man.''

===''Armada''===
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===''Energon''===
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===''Cybertron''===
While moments of burning justice were abundant in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]]'', perhaps to a greater magnitude than ''any'' other piece of Transformers fiction, the English-language ''Cybertron'' dub would, on a regular basis, desperately attempt to make these instances ''make sense'', through the insertion of dialogue that explained where the power boost was coming from, or just altering dialogue so that the characters would be amazed and/or mystified by what was happening to them, as opposed to the Japanese versions' nonchalant reactions that presented it as the most normal thing in the world. (This is a rare case where ''Cybertron'''s [[Dull surprise|somewhat lackluster]] facial animations paid off.)

It COULD be through the power of the Cyber Keys, somehow activated or called upon during moments of desperation, also triggered energon auras, to give the visual effect. Sometimes accompanied with the Omega Frequency.

The episode "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]", when faced with a particularly inexplicable example of burning justice, gave up and just flagged up the inexplicableness for laughs: [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] casually stating this just keeps happening to him and he no longer questions it, and a stunned [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] double-checking with [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]]:

{{quote|Did something weird just happen or is it just me?|Crumplezone}}
{{quote|Nope, that was pretty weird all right.|Ransack}}

===''Animated''===
''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' referred to [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard's]] powered-up mode as his 'Burning Justice' mode.

The Japanese [[title sequence]] features [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] surrounding himself with a blue aura as he launches himself at [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] who is practically a silhouette within his own ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''-style red aura.

==Notes==
As you can guess, '''burning justice''' is a slightly snarky way of describing the tendency of protagonists (especially in Japanese media) to become stronger through seemingly nothing more than sheer force of will. Sometimes, the media in question will attempt to explain these instances (e.g. ''Dragon Ball'' and its various ki auras), but it is usually implied that it is simply the character's determination that causes this effect.

Despite the name, it isn't necessarily the good guys who can pull '''burning justice''' off. The major difference is that in heroes, it is brought about by positive emotions (such as faith, courage or love) while in villains it is generally anger or ambition. For example, in "[[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]", [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s anger at being bested by the Autobots powers him up to the point he nearly kills three of them. Later, his fury allows him to attain an entirely new form with vastly increased powers, enabling him to defeat almost every Autobot in his way.

Note that the major difference between '''burning justice''' and good old-fashioned grim determination is whether or not there are any real, physical changes that occur. A mortally wounded [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] using the last of his strength to strike [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]? Desperation or determination. A battered but defiant [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] turning gold to strike down [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]? '''Burning justice''' all the way, baby.

Incidentally, '''burning justice''' is an easy way to show off just how awesome and cool a character is. [[To sell toys|You can guess why]].

==See also==
* [[Stock footage]]

[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Godmaster (lifeform)

2015-10-11T22:51:36Z

ZeroSD: /* Flaws */ The previous way made it sound like the Godmaster Brothers *weakened* when they got devil power. Plus a few other tweeks.

{{disambig2|super robot lifeform|the god|Godmaster (god)}}
{{disambig2|the entities that result from the bonding of a [[human]] and a [[Transtector]]|the Transformer-[[Nebulan]] fusion to which they are strikingly similar in design|Powermaster}}
:''Godmasters are a breed of Transformers from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Overlord r.jpg|right|225px|thumb|]]
'''Godmasters''' (ゴッドマスター ''Goddomasutā'') are the ultimate super-robotic lifeform, created by the perfect fusion of Transformer and [[human]]. The mechanical aspect of a Godmaster is a non-sentient Transformer body known as a [[Transtector]], to which a human being is bonded. Through the power of the Masterforce, the human can sheathe himself in a suit of armor, which allows him to transform into an engine that connects to the Transtector, bringing it to life.

==History==
The precise origin of the Godmasters is somewhat confusing. The only version of the story offered in the course of the [[Masterforce War]] was a version told by [[Giga]], full of the lies and half-truths propagated by [[Devil Z]]. [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] and [[Grand Maximus]] would later clarify some points while discussing various other unclear events that had happened to them, but some of the specifics remain ill-defined at best.

[[Image:Gnebula89.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]Godmasters came to exist as the end result of the machinations of the self-styled [[Decepticon]] "god," Devil Z. Seeking to create the ultimate super-robotic lifeform, Devil Z aimed to merge Transformers and humans into singular beings that could control [[Chōkon Power]]. To this end, he stole eight Transtectors from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]—one of which was intended for use by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]—and hid them on [[Earth]]. The seven smaller Transtectors were scattered across the planet, while the largest was buried deep in an ocean trench alongside Devil Z himself, where he slept for an unknown number of years. All evidence suggests that the Transtectors arrived on Earth in the forms of featureless black rocks of varying shape and size, and that several of them subsequently took on the shapes of Earthly vehicles through unknown circumstances—notably, through coincidence or design, the Transtector intended for Optimus Prime became a red-and-blue truck cab.

Precisely when this theft occurred is not explained, making Prime's involvement also a bit confusing, as he was dead at the time of the Masterforce War. Whether or not his Transtector was intended as an upgrade for him while alive or as a method of somehow resurrecting him is unclear. To further obfuscate the matter, Grand noted that a robot from planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] was also intended to bond to the body. Devil Z's version of the story is no less confusing, as he claimed that the Godmasters were originally one singular Decepticon god-like entity, which broke up as it entered the Earth's atmosphere. He thus presented the Godmasters as children of this god, hence their name. But everything suggests he was just lying his non-existent butt off.

[[Image:MF41 Ginrai on Darkwings tail.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]Whatever the specifics of the Godmasters' origins may have been, Devil Z's plan came to fruition some time after the Transformers departed Earth after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], when a human couple named [[Mega]] and Giga came to his attention. Bonded to the largest Transtector together, Mega and Giga became [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], and were charged by Devil Z with creating a "Masterforce" of Decepticon Godmasters to serve as his army. Mega and Giga soon found the German brothers [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], and brought them to North America, where they bonded with two Transtectors that had taken the form of jet fighters.

Devil Z, however, had miscalculated—the remaining Transtectors that he had stolen were all intended for [[Autobot]] use. The next Godmaster to appear was [[Ginrai]], a Japanese trucker living in America, who happened to cross paths with the Transtector intended for Optimus Prime. Next was [[Lightfoot]], whose automotive-engineer father had mined a rock-form Transtector for minerals to make a car, leading the car itself to become Lightfoot's Transtector. Soon after, Canadian forest patrolman [[Ranger]] became a Godmaster by bonding with the mineral-state Transtector he had found in the mountains, and British racing champ [[Road King]] discovered that his own F1 racer was a Transtector to which he became partnered. All four of these good-hearted men joined with the Autobots, as did the final Godmaster, [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]], who briefly dallied with the Decepticons before realising their evil nature.

[[File:Godginrai onmoon.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|]]
With Ginrai's upgrade into God Ginrai, Devil Z witnessed just how truly powerful Godmasters were as a result of their human
components, and came to greatly fear the potential for power that existed not just within Godmaster humans, but within all of mankind. He decided to eradicate humanity, and his first step was to grant Buster and Hydra's desire to become true robots, removing the human aspect from them and creating purely-robotic Godmasters. He subsequently brought the Overlord and Doubleclouder Transtectors to life as well. When God Ginrai then defeated and destroyed Devil Z, the bond between the humans and Transtectors that he had created ceased to exist and the humans were separated from them—however, the Transtectors continued to live on as Godmasters themselves, and battled each other in the G Nebula during the command of [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]].

===Ask Vector Prime===
When asked if Devil Z was lying about the origin of [[Godmaster (god)|Godmaster]], [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] related one possible origin of Godmaster and [[Devil Z|Godmessenger]], noting that it was true, and yet so were [[G Nebula 89|other conflicting origins]], as such was "the fluid nature of the intersection of myth and reality, especially in unstable realities." {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Technology==
By all appearances, the creation of a Godmaster involves as much science and technology as it does more undefinable, almost supernatural, energies, in the form of Chōkon Power. During their time in the G Nebula, the Transtectors absorbed Tenchōkon, the "power of the heavens", the energy of the universe itself. When hidden on Earth, they complemented that with Chichōkon, the "power of Earth", the energy that gives the planet life. The addition of the third and final power, Jinchōkon, the "power of humanity"—added by bonding a human to one of these Transtectors—brought the Godmasters to life. The presence of these three unique energies within their bodies gives the Godmasters power over all three types of Chōkon Power, making them easily the most powerful breed of Transformer. This energy can be generated for a variety of different offensive purposes—see the energy's [[Chōkon Power|own article]] for more details.

[[File:Clouder brace.jpg|left|thumb|]]A human is bonded to a Transtector via [[Master-Brace|Masterbraces]], a pair of small golden bracelets worn on the human's wrists. When the human touches the bracelets by crossing their wrists with a shout of "Masterforce!", they are transformed in various ways, with the most readily obvious difference being the manifestation of a suit of armor around their body. Additionally, the human gains enhanced strength, agility and reflexes, and most importantly, they undergo an ill-defined biological transformation that converts them from flesh-and-blood into living metal, with the ability to transform into engine-like forms called "[[Iacon (Masterforce)|Iacons]]". By connecting to their Transtector in Iacon mode with a shout of "God On!", the Godmaster transforms the Transtector to robot mode, placing it entirely under their control. This partnership is often mistakenly interpreted as the human "piloting" the Transtector in some way, directing its motion from the point on the body where they connect to it—in truth, human and Transtector become as one entity. The human ''is'' the Transformer.

Godmasters have incredible regenerative abilities—small injuries heal so quickly that the naked optic cannot even detect it, leaving the Godmaster appearing as if it never even took damage in the first place. Even more severe injuries—for example, those sustained in falling from a cliff—can heal in a matter of seconds. A sustained, continuous attack can prevent the Godmaster from healing, but in general, they are ''remarkably'' hard to kill.

==Flaws==
Whereas other -master partnerships tend to be voluntary decisions made by the entities involved, albeit often made out of necessity, there is virtually no choice involved in becoming a Godmaster. Once Masterbraces are donned, they cannot be removed, whether the human wants to do so or not. Although one could potentially ignore the ability to combine with their car and just try to carry on living a normal life (if they were capable of ignoring the moral responsibility such power conveys), they are almost sure to come under attack from Decepticons, as are their relatives or friends. They're stuck with the burden, whether they like it or not.

Additionally, in the event that a Godmaster should be deprived of any one of the three types of Chōkon Power, it is exponentially weakened. Buster and Hydra's transformation into robots left them without Jinchōkon; Devil Z substituted his own [[Devil Power]] in its place to make up for it, altering the brother's abilities. Similarly, the separation of the humans from their Transtectors left the Transtectors unable to use Jinchōkon; Consequently, God Ginrai faced significant difficulty fighting [[Liokaiser (Victory)|Liokaiser]] without his signature God Fire Guts attack, and was killed by [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon, a wound he could no longer recover from.

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
*Godmasters (1988)
**[[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]]
**[[Lightfoot]]
**[[Ranger]]
**[[Road King]]
**[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (Combined form of [[Giga]] and [[Mega]])
**[[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]]
**[[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]]
**[[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]
**[[Aquastar]]
**[[Bullet]]
**[[Zetca]]

==Merchandise==
===Super-God Masterforce===
*[[Master-Brace|Godmaster-Braces]]—Ginrai (1988)

==Notes==
* It seems that Doubleclouder's character niche was originally going to be shared between two other characters: the Autobot-allied [[Shinichi]] and the Decepticon-allied [[Mayumi]]. Both are featured in pre-production material included in a Japanese information 'zine that was shown at the Transfunket 10 show in May of 2009,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/5535/37/ Transfunket 10 Report at The Allspark]</ref> that shows all of the other Godmasters except Doubleclouder.

==References==
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[[Category:Godmasters| ]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce subgroups]]

Earth

2015-10-11T22:38:33Z

ZeroSD: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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[[File:The Earth.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Mostly harmless.]]
The planet '''Earth''', third from the [[Sun]] in the [[Solar System]] in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, is a world populated by a wide variety of native organic lifeforms, including [[human]]s. Versions of this planet are known to exist in many dimensions within the multiverse, and for some strange reason, it frequently becomes involved in the conflicts of the [[Transformer]]s. Perhaps ''too'' frequently. Whenever someone or something leaves, escapes, or is otherwise ejected from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], there's a disproportionate chance it will eventually wind up on Earth, as opposed to, say, any of the other planets in the vast universe.

Earth is superficially similar to the planet upon which [[you]] may reside, but has many subtle and not-so-subtle differences.

In [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|some universes]], Earth becomes the post-apocalyptic planet '''[[Gaea]]''', while in [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|others]], Earth is the planet that formed around [[Unicron]], furthering Earth's connection to Cybertron, which is (usually) the body of [[Primus]].

{{quote|''Earth''? Terrible name for a planet. Might as well call it ''Dirt!'' Planet Dirt.|[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}
{{quote|The Earth is like a hard-boiled egg with its outer layer as the shell; this is the thinnest part, then there is the egg white, and the yolk represents the center of the Earth; hot red and boiling. The topic of the meeting the ''morphic rocks'', which lie in the second layer of the Earth; the egg white!|The [[narrator]]|"[[I Risk My Life for Earth]]" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Kingnergill.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|An earthling.]]
Around nine million years ago, the Earth was visited by the Transformers [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], but Skyfire was caught in a polar wind storm and separated from Starscream, buried in ice. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Then, approximately four million years ago, the Transformers' spacecraft, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', crash-landed in what would become the north-western [[United States of America|United States]], entombing the robots within in stasis. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Earth is home to many unusual creatures and "hidden civilizations." The underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]], populated by water-breathing fish-like humanoids, gave rise to the legends of [[Atlantis]] and other sunken cities. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} Also, fire-breathing [[dragon]]s existed naturally as late as the medieval era, though by the 20th century, they appeared to have died out. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} A possible descendant was a [[Beast of Borneo|unique, reptilian creature]] captured by big game hunter [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] in [[Borneo]]. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} Lurking almost out of sight are the strange, hidden monsters known as [[Inhumanoids]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II: Ask Vector Prime}}

[[File:MTMTE1 Joe.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Other earthlings wearing clothing typical of their kind.]]
Around the same time as the Transformers, Earth was ravaged by the predations of a [[Cobra|terrorist organisation]] led by the sinister [[Cobra Commander|"Old Snake"]]. Luckily, [[G.I. Joe (team)|some real American heroes]] opposed them and by 2005 they'd be a distant memory. {{storylink|Only Human}}

The magma energy of the [[Earth's core]] is channeled by a series of green crystalline structures, which the Decepticons attempted to exploit in 1984, exposing a crystal shaft in the North Pole and tapping the core's energy (while, at the same time, happening upon and reactivating the body of Skyfire). {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Another unusual aspect of the planet is the natural existence of [[electrum]], a metallic alloy that renders Transformers invulnerable when coated in it. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

By the year 2005, the Autobots had established a permanent base on Earth, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Also by 2005, human interaction with the Transformers had resulted in an advanced level of technology worldwide, and the foundation of the [[Earth Defense Command]], which operates a series of space stations. [[Saturn]]'s moon, [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], was colonised, and an EDC base was established on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], while travel between star systems was hugely enhanced by the creation of [[warp gate]]s. Earthling [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] became Earth's ambassador, first to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and then to other alien worlds as, through the Transformers, humanity came into contact with other races. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
In the expanded fiction of the additional Japanese-exclusive animated series, the existence of the sunken continents [[Atlantis]] and [[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]] was confirmed. Later, it was revealed that a small group of [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]]s crash-landed on the planet in the Stone Age. While the Autobots used their Pretender abilities to adopt the form of humans, the Decepticons assumed monstrous forms and were mistaken by early man as "demons." Finally defeating the Decepticons and sealing them away—within the [[pyramid]]s of [[Giza (region)|Giza]], the ruins of Atlantis and beneath the [[Nazca Lines]] of Peru—the Autobots then integrated themselves into human society, serving as secret protectors who quietly and subtly guided the evolution of human society.

====''Wings Universe''====
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Around the beginning of the 21st century, the Autobots worked with the Earth Defense Command to increase ties between their peoples. As a result, [[cyberfactory|cyberfactories]] came about to create Transformers with the rights of citizens of human nations. Though this "second generation" was created with no faction in mind, by 2010 many had migrated to opposing sides in the Cybertronian civil war, either to U.S. citizen [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]] or to UK citizen [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

In 2013, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth was host to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

By the late 30th century C.E., Cybertron no longer had active contact with Earth. [[Apelinq]] only knew of Earth as a "fabled planet" referenced in Cybertronian texts. {{storylink|Tornado's Personal Journal|Apelinq's Personal Journal}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Spider-man.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Marvel's lawyers would prefer it if you ignored this.]]
The ''Ark'' crashed into Earth four million years ago. Already present, and the site of the first Transformer battle on Earth, was the [[Savage Land]]—a hidden jungle in Antarctica where [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] still live. It is believed the Savage Land was created by another, earlier race of aliens.

Some bloke called [[Jesus]] was born over 2000 years ago, or so legend says, leading eventually to the holiday called [[Christmas]].

In the year [[1017]] AD, the Autobot [[Navigator (Autobot)|Navigator]] and his companion arrived on Earth searching for the lost Ark. Their ship landed in [[United Kingdom|England]] and the companion would look around every few centuries, and he would be named the [[Man of Iron (Autobot)|Man of Iron]] by the awed residents of Stansham; his first appearance turned the tide of a great battle.

In the 18th Century, pirates roamed the seas filling up their treasure chests. [[Raindance|Two]] [[Grand Slam (G1)|Autobots]] were sent to Earth at this time, but were seemingly rendered offline in the process; they were found and then lost by a crew of pirates.

In the 1950s, there was a war in Korea that the [[United States of America]] was involved in. [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Irving Witwicky]] was one of the [[United States Marine Corps]] sent there.

[[File:ActionForce Groupshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A typical example of mid-80s military forces.]]
By the 1980s, Earth was involved in a Cold War driven by the United States of America and the [[Soviet Union]]. The planet was also threatened by the international terrorist group [[Cobra]], who was opposed by either America's [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] organisation and/or the international [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] ([[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel US|sources]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|disagree]]). There also existed a group called [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], an American spy organisation that primarily handled the monstrous [[Godzilla]], and otherwise seemed to have little prominence.

By a quirk of genetics, the [[Neo-Knights|odd human]] proved capable of wielding superpowers. The earliest known was a vigilante named [[Spider-Man]] who vanished after 1984 for unknown reasons, though he did clash with the Decepticons and [[The Enemy Within!|caused Megatron to rethink how dangerous humans were]].

The Autobot and Decepticon war would rage until [[1991]] before a brief lull; both sides would relocate their bases to multiple locations, and while often battling in America they would also strike in the United Kingdom, [[Peru]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], [[Japan]] and Argentina. Responsibility for dealing with them in the States fell to the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]], yet another American spy group (the 1980s was clearly a paranoid and unstable time), and their military wing [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. Diplomatic relations ''were'' tried early on with the [[President of the United States]], but failed.

=====Earthforce=====
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In an alternate timeline, the bulk of the Autobot/Decepticon war moved off-world in [[1990]] and a small [[Earthforce]] remained to contain two duelling Decepticon factions (who later united). The Autobot base was located in [[Canada]], where an abnormally high number of [[polar bear]]s roam the wilderness; the animals have even become bold enough to approach the Autobot base.

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In several alternate timelines where Unicron attacked in [[2006]], the Autobots were allowed to build a city on Earth and it would become a major location for scattered Autobots to regroup after Decepticon conquest of Cybertron. Diplomatic relations were strong between human and Autobot, and futuristic technology such as weather-control machines were gifted to mankind.

====="Rhythms of Darkness"=====
In yet another timeline, the Americas were brutally conquered after 2005 by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]. In response, the continent of [[Europe]] has united under a European Crisis Coalition.

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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Franciscog2.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Ba-THROOOOM!]]
In [[1993]], the Decepticons struck Earth with overwhelming force, devastating cities and slaughtering millions, merely as a way of attracting Autobot attention. Even this was dwarfed when the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] warlord [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] blew up [[San Francisco]] the following year. The long-term impact this had on Earth is unknown.
 
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
The Transformers had arrived on the planet under unknown circumstances, and a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] had been built around their remains. A dangerous faction known as [[Cobra]], however, would discover them in [[1938]], and so erupted [[World War II]]: Cobra and the Decepticons taking on everyone else, and overrunning Europe. The threat caused the United States to enter the war in [[1939]], creating the world's first modern special forces unit in [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. A Joe/Autobot joint operation would end the war by defeating the Decepticons, but at the cost of the Autobots all dying.

In [[1985]], Cobra would resurface as a terrorist organisation. The remains of the Transformers would be used for a massive arms race.

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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Earth was one of many planets seeded as part of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave's]] [[Regenesis|energon initiative]]. It is the only world where this plan succeeded, leaving it rich in [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]] ore, which can be used as a mighty power source. Both Shockwave and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot tactical unit]] were left buried on Earth.

A brief, unauthorised Decepticon landing on Earth saw the eruption of Mount St Helen in 1984. In an investigation, [[Laserbeak (G1)|two]] [[Ravage (G1)|Decepticons]] were salvaged by the underfunded government organisation [[Skywatch]]; they not only used this find to get more funding, they reprogrammed them to use them as agents.

Another unauthorised landing, this time by the rogue [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], occurred at an unknown point in time; he made contact with a number of amoral private corporations, leading to the formation of the [[Machination]].

The planet was officially invaded by the Decepticons sometime during [[2002]], presumably for the purposes of harvesting its local resources; a detachment of Autobots, led by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], followed them in an attempt to thwart their aims. Decepticon agents were placed in multiple areas, such as the [[Alexander Holt|United States government]] and the separatists of [[Brasnya]]. However, the recent discovery of [[Ore-13]] by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s team prompted the treacherous lieutenant to break protocol in an effort to rebel against [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. Autobot agent [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] also broke protocol by initiating direct contact with three humans, who proved invaluable in gaining intelligence on Starscream's operations.

The discovery of Ore-13 threatened to make Earth the new front line in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Megatron carried on the standard strategem of igniting conflict between humans to weaken their kind for conquest, but Autobot interference made him escalate things drastically. The Transformers became known to humanity, with the Machination attempting to exploit this.

About a year on from this, [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|''everyone suddenly forgot'' they knew about the Transformers]], while a disgruntled [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] made a deal that saw the Decepticons gain an undefended Earth. A destructive war occurred between Decepticon and human, with [[New York City]] seized as a base and several other parts of the planet suffering devastating attacks. Til eventually Optimus Prime showed up in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and put a stop to that, forcing most of the Decepticon leadership off-planet in retreat and leaving a large number of Transformers from both factions effectively stranded on the world for some time.

===Beast Era===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
The mysterious aliens known as the [[Vok]] chose prehistoric Earth, which they dubbed '''Nexus Earth''', as the site of an experiment, and seeded the planet with vast amounts of raw [[energon]], installing a second, artificial moon into the planet's orbit, and placing several devices (including Stonehenge) at strategic points on the planet.

[[File:Protohumans1 CodeofHero.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|And scientists cried in frustration.]]
Around the time of the emergence of proto-hominids, a group of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] from Cybertron's future travelled back in time to prehistoric Earth, where they waged a conflict they dubbed the "[[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]," and encountered the Vok, interfering in their plans. Deciding that the Beast Warriors had contaminated their experiment, the Vok activated the second moon, transforming it into a [[Planet Buster|giant laser weapon]] with which they planned to detonate the Energon seeded throughout the planet, wiping it clean of life. This plan was foiled by the Maximal leader, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], but the vast majority of the raw Energon on the planet was transformed into stable, cube form.

[[File:Waspinatorhappyatlast.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Earliest known human religion.]]
Both factions soon became aware of early hominids. A foiled Predacon attempt to slaughter them caused them to both disperse and develop knowledge of crude tools and weapons; [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] happily intervened in the natural course of Time by teaching the young hominids simple physics lessons; and after the end of the war, when the Transformers returned to Cybertron, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] was left on the planet as the leader and god of a hominid tribe. Although they eventually rejected him and he too returned to Cybertron, it is unclear precisely how much influence Waspinator may have had on the evolution of humanity and their culture. Many would find this dizzturbing.

Interestingly, by the time immediately prior to the Beast Wars, Earth, and its sector in space was declared off-limits by order of the [[Maximal High Council]], and likely all information about it tightly regulated. It is unknown precisely when and why this ban was initiated. However, it related to the events in BWII...
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====''Beast Wars II''====
A far future version of Earth was later visited by Maximals and Predacons under the command of [[Lio Convoy (BWII)|Lio Convoy]] and [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]], respectively. At first known only as '''"[[Gaea]]"''', the world was known to have two sentient inhabitants, a girl named [[Artemis]] and her companion [[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]. Although the presence of what seemed to be a decimated [[Tokyo Tower]] suggested that Gaea was Earth, it was not fully confirmed until release of the ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toyline's version of Lio Convoy, the bio to which revealed that Earth had been devastated by mankind's tampering with the power source known as [[Angolmois]] energy.

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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Thousands of years ago, the Autobot high council hid [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] on Earth. The many parts of its activation mechanism, such as [[O-Part]]s, the [[Orb of Sigma]], and [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], came to be located within relics left behind by ancient human civilizations. In the 1940s, a crew of Autobots was dispatched to the planet to check up on things, unsuccessfully. In the present day, the biggest problem facing humanity is a lack of access to energy. [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]] is the world's foremost expert on locating and cataloguing new energy sources, and during the course of his work he located Fortress Maximus and some of the O-Parts. Cue the ''second'' biggest problem for humanity, as their top energy expert was kidnapped by a [[Megatron (RID)|giant robot hand]].

===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
[[File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|left|upright=0.85|thumb|The symbol on Earth's [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Keys]].]]
After the first defeat of [[Unicron]], Earth was chosen as one of the planets to receive a [[Cyber Planet Key]], which would have reformatted the planet into a Transformer colony. However, the colony ship ''[[Atlantis]]'', also carrying the [[Omega Lock]], crashed onto the planet before it could properly begin its mission.

(Note: A lost undersea city was found earlier during the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada series]], one powered by a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]. A hologram described that the civilization had been quite advanced, but was destroyed by its own power. The human children deemed this city to be Atlantis, but it is possible that it was a completely different civilization.)

Some time later, when the [[Mini-Con]]s fled Cybertron to escape being used as tools, their ship came out of warp above Earth. Impacting onto the planet's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], the Mini-Con ship broke in half, sending a large chunk of the craft into Earth's atmosphere. [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s were spread across the globe and the ship itself crashed onto the surface, where they laid dormant for nearly a million years. {{storylink|First Encounter}} Earth's fate being tied to that of Cybertron in the Unicron Trilogy is a form of predestination. The human [[Rad White]] visited Cybertron millions of years ago via a completely unexplained timeslip and encountered the Mini-Cons upon birth, releasing them from [[Unicron]]'s control and pretty much sealing this fated relationship for good.
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
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===Live-action film series continuity===
65 million years ago, a mysterious race known only as the Creators came to Earth with plans to cyberform it using the Seeds. The native dinosaurs were caught in the blast radius, resulting in their mass extinction which humans would initially believe to have been the work of an asteroid impact.

For unknown reasons - presumably they only wanted to mine the ''transformium'' - the Creators then left Earth, allowing its organic life to take over once again. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

[[File:ROTF great battle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And this is... erm... well, I can't tell. But it's exciting, honest!]]
In 17,000 B.C.E., the [[Thirteen|<s>Thirteen</s>]] [[Dynasty of Primes|<s>Seven</s>]] founders of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] came to Earth with their warriors and workers to build a Harvester unit, designed to nick power from stars to charge the mighty [[AllSpark]]. Just as they finished the Harvester, the Primes discovered the primitive humans. Most of the Primes upheld their rule of sparing life, but one Prime, forever known as [[The Fallen]] despised the humans as insects and sought to seize the AllSpark's power for himself. A great battle took place, but in the end, the Dynasty of Primes stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the key to activate the harvester, and hid it in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] made of their bodies. The harvester was abandoned on Earth, in the country that would be called [[Egypt]]. The native humans built a pyramid around it, millennia before those Ivory Tower eggheads claim the Egyptians did. [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] would start searching the planet for the Matrix, and symbols and pictures of them ended up on ancient human relics. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

The AllSpark itself crashed onto Earth around 10,000 B.C.E., followed a few thousand years later by the Transformer [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] who would become buried at the Arctic Circle. The discovery of the latter would lead to the formation (at [[Sector Seven#Notes|...some point]]) of the [[Sector Seven]] organisation, a United States secret service meant to handle "non-biological entities". [[Hoover Dam]] would be built as a secret holding base for Sector Seven, near to populous [[Mission City]]. Unknown to Sector Seven (initially), the Seekers were still searching on Earth, this time disguised as contemporary machinery; [[Jetfire (ROTF)|one]] of them would accidentally cause the [[Spain|Spanish]]-American War.

[[File:Movie2007 Megatron ArchibaldWitwicky.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''Tekeli-li!'']]
In [[1961]], the ''Ark'' crashed on Earth's moon, sparking the space race. By 1972, Soundwave and Laserbeak had landed on Earth and coereced humans into helping them end the space race to protect the ''Ark'' from discovery. Sector Seven was involved in the American effort to explore the ''Ark''.

Through Megatron, much of modern human technology would be created via reverse-engineering and much of modern American history driven by Sector Seven. Oppenheimer created the atom bomb through reverse-engineered technology; the "space race" (including [[Ghost 1|more secret parts of it]]) was won by America solely due to Megatron's bits; and Three Mile Island was caused by poking at the AllSpark. The [[Soviet Union]] was aware of Sector Seven and its "Ice Man", and attempted to capture it [[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|when it was transported from the Arctic to America]].

The 1980s would see a number of Transformers landing on Earth, including [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], before soon departing. This appears to have been covert ''even among their own factions'', as none of the Transformers have referred to it. Sector Seven hurriedly initiated the [[Hungry Dragon]] black propaganda operation, creating a [[toy]]line of transforming robots to cover up the sightings.

By the 21st Century, the United States had thus become so powerful the [[United States military]] possessed [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|bases]] in foreign countries such as [[Qatar]] and [[NASA]] had [[Beagle 2 Rover#Notes|total supremacy]] over space-related matters. Sector Seven had its own paramilitary wing and [[Section N44E|prisons]], all while being so secret the [[John Keller (Movie)|Secretary of Defence]] was unaware of its existence.

[[File:Lunchables brigade.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|What the hip kids will wear in the far future of 2007.]]
In [[2003]], covert Transformers (both [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and Decepticon) arrived on Earth to search for the AllSpark, successfully evading and sometimes killing any Sector Seven forces. Another and seemingly unrelated [[Mountain Dew Robot|faction]] would later attempt the same thing, even getting their operative [[Dewbot]] inside the Hoover Dam base. Operating at the fringes were human vigilantes such as the mysterious [[Agent X]] and the [[Lunchables Brigade]] paramilitary, the latter having some form of contact with the Autobots.

[[File:Earth Transformers landing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Where pleasure follows pain'' 
''And people go insane'' 
''Fly around in planes'' 
''And pray that it won't rain'']]

In the summer of [[2007]], the same Decepticons [[Planetfall (Movie)|arrived on Earth ''again'']] and would learn of the existence of Archibald Witwicky's glasses; luckily, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots arrived on Earth to secure the AllSpark. Open warfare would result, ending in a final battle with both the military and the Autobots fighting against the Decepticons at Mission City. Sector Seven were decimated and the AllSpark cube destroyed, but the Decepticons were defeated and Megatron killed thanks in part to [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|two]] [[Mikaela Banes|youths]]. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

[[File:Obama interview.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"And to my opponents on this issue, I'd like to say ''pbbbbbt suck it!''"]]
Sector Seven was tasked with cleanup, making a brief, if shaky, alliance with the Autobots to escort the remains of the Decepticons for dumping in the [[Laurentian Abyss]], only to end up in the shit after their [[Wreckage (Movie)|secret Decepticon prisoner]] was activated and caused a major battle. The same day, the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', a long lost Decepticon ship tasked with locating Earth, arrived in Earth's solar system; its commander [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], upon learning of the loss of Megatron and the Cube, dispatched forces across the planet to begin looking for Megatron's body and the Matrix of Leadership.

Following this, Sector Seven was shut down and a secret military alliance was made between the United States and the Autobots: [[NEST]]. Other countries were involved with NEST, but it's not clear how heavily they were. Either way, they had repeated battles with rogue Decepticons.

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Pyramids hide the Harvester inside.]]
By [[2009]], [[Barack Obama]] was the President of the United States, with [[Theodore Galloway]] as National Security Advisor and General [[Morshower]] as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; [[China]] was on such good terms with America that it allowed an [[NEST|American dominated international military coalition]] to operate in [[Shanghai|its cities]]; Egypt and [[Jordan]] had established a border with each other; and [[Leo Spitz|a large number of bloggers]] were aware something was being covered up, with a possibly-new [[Rebecca Howard|Agent X]] passing information to them. That same year, Megatron was revived, and was tasked by his master The Fallen with retrieving Sam Witwicky and killing Optimus Prime. Failing in the former but succeeding in the latter, Megatron decided to escalate the war with the Autobots by making overt attacks, with strikes on Earth cities and the destruction of a major [[pyramid]] before the Autobot/NEST team won when Sam Witwicky used the Matrix to revive Optimus Prime, who in turn defeated Megatron and killed The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

By this time, Earth's main export was ex reality-TV contestants. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Welcome to Earth}}

Post-Fallen, Autobot/NEST forces would have multiple battles with leftover Decepticon forces and [[Initiative|human]] [[Free Men|factions]]. They would also uncover the lost [[Power Core Combination]] technology on Earth, causing an escalation on both sides as combiner technology was applied. {{storylink|Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions}}

A few years after the death of the Fallen, the Autobots and Decepticons were public knowledge and [[energon detector]]s were set up in all of Earth's major cities to detect Decepticon forces. By this point, the war seemed to be in a peaceful lull as there hadn't been a major Decepticon engagement in a while and the Autobots were helping to deal with humans who were threats to world security, sometimes of their own initiative and against the American government's wishes. After a trip to Chernobyl uncovered an engine part from the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime and Ratchet traveled to the moon and recovered five [[pillar]]s and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] who was brought back to life with the Matrix of Leadership. This played right into the Decepticons plans as they needed Sentinel to use the space bridge to bring an army to Earth and to bring Cybertron as well, so the Decepticons could conquer Earth and use its resources and human population to rebuild Cybertron. Most of the Decepticon army invaded [[Chicago]], killing countless humans while a few Decepticons spread around the planet to release the space bridge. In Chicago, a massive battle occurred in which a combined force of Autobots and humans assaulted the Decepticon-held city. In the end, Chicago was liberated and the Decepticon army was destroyed along with the space bridge, Sentinel and Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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====Titan Magazines alternate timeline====
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In a further divergent timeline, the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. While [[NATO]] regrouped to try and oppose them, its forces proved no match for Decepticon retaliation. The crisis caused [[Russia]] to join up with NATO, and resulted in extensive damage to [[France|Paris]], including the loss of the French centre of government.

Via a processing station at [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], Megatron used the AllSpark to begin transforming Earth into a new Cybertron. The Autobots eventually killed him and destroyed the AllSpark, but the fundamental damage was already done: [[Earth's core]] was infected, causing the planet to be torn apart by continuing techno-organic activity. ''Un''natural disasters spread across the Earth, along with areas spewing out raw [[energon]] and a strange illness affecting scores of people. This would eventually be stopped with [[Nucleon]].

On top of this, attempts to rebuild the liberated United States were constantly thwarted by a Decepticon terror campaign; both Autobot and NATO forces (the American military having been decimated) operated on US soil, attempting to defend it. The Decepticons eventually re-conquered 600+ miles of US territory centred on Savannah, claiming it as an autonomous [[Decepticon Heartland]]. To make matters worse, the Decepticons had mental control over hundreds of human officials, including [[Theodore Allen|the US President]], and used them to force America to seek a diplomatic deal and thus leave itself easier to conquer. While the Autobots eventually defeated the Decepticons, the mind-controlled slaves and [[drone]] soldiers were littered across the country.

===''Transformers Animated''===
Before the Autobots woke up, great things had happened in the 21st and 22nd centuries, including the colonisation of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and a war against the evil [[Inhumanoids]].

By the 22nd Century, robotic technology had transformed the world. The centre of this development was [[Detroit]], where [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] had set up his [[Sumdac Systems]] company and made great breakthroughs in robotics (thanks to [[Megatron (Animated)|his friend the talking head]]). Robots work in all fields, from [[Burger Bot|fast food]] to [[News Bot|journalism]] to [[Police drone|law enforcement]].

This leap in technology has [[Professor Princess|also]] [[Nanosec|led]] [[Slo-Mo|to]] [[Colossus Rhodes|numerous]] [[Angry Archer|supervillains]] and [[Street Demon|other]] forms of advanced criminal activity. Luckily, at least [[Wraith|one superhero]] has also arisen.

===Withered Hope===
In the universe Gargent 984.08 Alpha, Earth and its [[Thadius Braxis|top scientific minds]] allied with [[Gobotron]] to find a solution to a universe-threatening [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|cataclysm]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
In prehistoric times, this Earth's surface was riddled with [[energon radiation]] and had two moons. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} It was also the hiding place of the mythical artifact the [[Origin Matrix]]. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

[[File:Statue of Liberty SG.gif|left|100px|thumb|Brought a knife to an orbital-death-ray fight.]]
In more modern times, Earth is still home to a variety of weird things and has a [[Internet|filth-ridden electronic communications system]]. Many people there are incredibly hostile to both Transformer factions. A massive change from the normal universes!

This world suffered a devastating Third World War in the 1980s, which among other things destroyed the Western seaboard of the [[United States of America]] and sent [[California|most of it underwater]]. At some unknown point in its past, there was an invasion by [[Inhumanoids|metal monsters from the centre of the Earth]], as well as an unrelated invasion of metal monsters from space.

The United States is a fascist state in this world, commanded by [[Colton|President Colton]], who is known for [[Global Orbiting Defense Satellite|dodgy military activity]]. Rebel movements are at work in the country which oppose the government's infringement of personal freedoms and increasing militarism. Other foreign powers, known either to oppose the US or to be capable of pre-emptive strikes (at least in President Colton's paranoid mind), include [[United Kingdom|the British]], the [[Soviet Union]], and the [[Ottoman Confederacy]]. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}

At some point, the Decepticons established the base [[Decepticon City]] on Earth. {{storylink|Another Light: Falling into Place}}
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===Aligned continuity family===
{{quote|Though we did not choose to be of Earth, it would seem that we are here to stay. If you approach this planet with hostile intent, know this: we will defend ourselves. We will defend humanity. We will defend... our home.|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s broadcast to the cosmos|[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]}}

The [[Covenant of Primus]] foretold the events that would later happen on Earth. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

Cybertronian legend tells of an ancient, eons-raging battle between [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]]. After Primus had cast Unicron into space by creating the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], Unicron slumbered for many ages. In his slumber, debris gravitationally attached to Unicron formed the planet Earth, of which Unicron is [[Earth's core|its core]]. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Late in the Cybertonian civil war, both the Autobots and Decepticons hid their energon stores off world, a practice that seeded planets like Earth with its deposits of the precious resource. In doing so, however, the war spread to these alien worlds, with the largest Cybertronian battle in the Milky Way galaxy being fought on Earth. The aftermath of this bloody conflict was left undisturbed for thousands of years, and was not common knowledge amongst most Autobots. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

As Cybertron began to shut down to purge the [[Dark Energon]] corruption, the scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] began using space bridge technology to try and find a large cache of energon that could be used to prematurely reboot Cybertron. His quest eventually brought him to Earth, where the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dominant life-forms]] inspired him to experiment on four captive Autobots, producing the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

Following [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s initial skirmishes on the planet, the former ordered all Autobots to Earth, while [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was sent to salvage a [[space bridge]] from wherever he could find it. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}} The Autobots, meanwhile, set up [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] in an American missile base and opened up relations with the United States government: [[William Fowler|Special Agent Fowler]] of the [[Pentagon]] was assigned as their liaison. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

Starscream built his space bridge to bring Decepticons to Earth, but [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] sabotaged it; only Starscream came through. On Earth, Starscream rendezvoused with [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] to assault the two saboteurs, but Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] rescued them. Returning to base via a [[GroundBridge]], Optimus informed Cliffjumper more Autobots were gathering, and the battle had only begun. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}} The Autobots would covertly watch for Decepticons, while the 'cons covertly mined energon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

The [[Covenant of Primus]] tells of an eternal conflict caused when certain planets come into alignment. The Autobots figured out that Earth was the planet that was prophesied as chaotically formed, as did Megatron. During Optimus Prime's one-on-one battle with Megatron, the volcano setting erupted with [[Dark Energon]], right when the planetary alignment as predicted came to pass. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Earthquakes and tornadoes hit across the planet right after the volcanic event. It was soon determined that this weather phenomena was caused by the awakening of Unicron. Optimus Prime theorized that after Unicron was defeated by the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Primes]], his dormant form collected space matter, which eventually formed into the planet Earth. Optimus Prime also theorized that Unicron became formless during that time. At least, he ''hoped'' Unicron became formless. Otherwise, if he woke up and stretched, KAPOW! Earth would poof to dust. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} The strange weather events ended when Optimus Prime used the Matrix of Leadership to force Unicron into stasis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

After activating the [[Omega Lock]], Megatron directed a shaft of energy through a [[space bridge]], striking Earth near Jasper and creating a huge Cybertronian fortress. [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] had the town evacuated as a result. Optimus used the Star Saber to destroy the Omega Lock, saving Earth in the process. However, when the [[Decepticon]]s returned to Earth, Megatron dubbed this fortress New Kaon before proceeding to destroy the nearby Autobot base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

When human military forces moved in, Megatron used the fortress's fusion cannons to devastate both them and most of Jasper. He had also by that time decided to call the fortress Darkmount. The Decepticons moved in shortly afterward. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] infiltrated the base using the [[phase shifter]] in an attempt to find the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], which turned out to be stored aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

Once he arrived on Earth and learned of the situation, [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] planned a mission to neutralize Darkmount in tandem with Earth's military. Despite drawing off a large portion of the Decepticon forces, the remnants of Team Prime were eventually overwhelmed. Fortunately, the timely arrival of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], recently upgraded, allowed them to turn the tide and disable the fusion cannons, allowing Fowler and his fighter squadron to bring the citadel down. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Many years later, the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashed on Earth. The ghost of Optimus Prime told Bumblebee to assemble a new team to hunt down the escaped Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

===''Knights of Unicron''===
The [[Mount St. Hilary|Mt. St. Hilary Amphitheater]], the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Ft. Max Forum]], the [[Cobra|Cobra]] [[Terrordrome]], and [[M.A.S.K.|Boulder Hill]], all located on Planet Earth, were the first venues for the [[Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron}}

==Games==
===Live-action film series games===
There are several divergent timelines where the presence of other Transformers or different strategies undertaken altered the entire pattern of events.

[[Transformers The Game (console)|Some]] have the same basic outcome, but with greater and more wide-ranging devastation to America and greater (but futile) resistance by Sector Seven. [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons#Decepticons|At least one]] resulted in not only wider destruction but in complete Decepticon victory.

In the most severe divergence, the rogue Decepticon general [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]] reached Earth before the Autobots and established an army and base at the Arctic. He began taking out every Autobot agent arriving on Earth, whilst searching for the AllSpark, and eventually began sweeping the Earth with large numbers of [[drone]] units. He was eventually defeated by the Earthbound [[Chevy Autobot]]s unit; the impact this had on [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] attempts to gain the AllSpark, not to mention Earth itself, are unknown.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chikyū''' (地球, "Soil Sphere"), '''Energoa''' (''Beast Wars'', エネルゴア ''Enerugoa'')

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Earth|Earth on Wikipedia]]

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Earth

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[[File:The Earth.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Mostly harmless.]]
The planet '''Earth''', third from the [[Sun]] in the [[Solar System]] in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, is a world populated by a wide variety of native organic lifeforms, including [[human]]s. Versions of this planet are known to exist in many dimensions within the multiverse, and for some strange reason, it frequently becomes involved in the conflicts of the [[Transformer]]s. Perhaps ''too'' frequently. Whenever someone or something leaves, escapes, or is otherwise ejected from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], there's a disproportionate chance it will eventually wind up on Earth, as opposed to, say, any of the other planets in the vast universe.

Earth is superficially similar to the planet upon which [[you]] may reside, but has many subtle and not-so-subtle differences.

In [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|some universes]], Earth becomes the post-apocalyptic planet '''[[Gaea]]''', while in [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|others]], Earth is the planet that formed around [[Unicron]], furthering Earth's connection to Cybertron, which is (usually) the body of [[Primus]].

{{quote|''Earth''? Terrible name for a planet. Might as well call it ''Dirt!'' Planet Dirt.|[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}
{{quote|The Earth is like a hard-boiled egg with its outer layer as the shell; this is the thinnest part, then there is the egg white, and the yolk represents the center of the Earth; hot red and boiling. The topic of the meeting the ''morphic rocks'', which lie in the second layer of the Earth; the egg white!|The [[narrator]]|"[[I Risk My Life for Earth]]" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Kingnergill.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|An earthling.]]
Around nine million years ago, the Earth was visited by the Transformers [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], but Skyfire was caught in a polar wind storm and separated from Starscream, buried in ice. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Then, approximately four million years ago, the Transformers' spacecraft, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', crash-landed in what would become the north-western [[United States of America|United States]], entombing the robots within in stasis. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Earth is home to many unusual creatures and "hidden civilizations." The underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]], populated by water-breathing fish-like humanoids, gave rise to the legends of [[Atlantis]] and other sunken cities. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} Also, fire-breathing [[dragon]]s existed naturally as late as the medieval era, though by the 20th century, they appeared to have died out. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} A possible descendant was a [[Beast of Borneo|unique, reptilian creature]] captured by big game hunter [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] in [[Borneo]]. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} Lurking almost out of sight are the strange, hidden monsters known as [[Inhumanoids]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II: Ask Vector Prime}}

[[File:MTMTE1 Joe.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Other earthlings wearing clothing typical of their kind.]]
Around the same time as the Transformers, Earth was ravaged by the predations of a [[Cobra|terrorist organisation]] led by the sinister [[Cobra Commander|"Old Snake"]]. Luckily, [[G.I. Joe (team)|some real American heroes]] opposed them and by 2005 they'd be a distant memory. {{storylink|Only Human}}

The magma energy of the [[Earth's core]] is channeled by a series of green crystalline structures, which the Decepticons attempted to exploit in 1984, exposing a crystal shaft in the North Pole and tapping the core's energy (while, at the same time, happening upon and reactivating the body of Skyfire). {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Another unusual aspect of the planet is the natural existence of [[electrum]], a metallic alloy that renders Transformers invulnerable when coated in it. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

By the year 2005, the Autobots had established a permanent base on Earth, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Also by 2005, human interaction with the Transformers had resulted in an advanced level of technology worldwide, and the foundation of the [[Earth Defense Command]], which operates a series of space stations. [[Saturn]]'s moon, [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], was colonised, and an EDC base was established on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], while travel between star systems was hugely enhanced by the creation of [[warp gate]]s. Earthling [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] became Earth's ambassador, first to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and then to other alien worlds as, through the Transformers, humanity came into contact with other races. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
In the expanded fiction of the additional Japanese-exclusive animated series, the existence of the sunken continents [[Atlantis]] and [[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]] was confirmed. Later, it was revealed that a small group of [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]]s crash-landed on the planet in the Stone Age. While the Autobots used their Pretender abilities to adopt the form of humans, the Decepticons assumed monstrous forms and were mistaken by early man as "demons." Finally defeating the Decepticons and sealing them away—within the [[pyramid]]s of [[Giza (region)|Giza]], the ruins of Atlantis and beneath the [[Nazca Lines]] of Peru—the Autobots then integrated themselves into human society, serving as secret protectors who quietly and subtly guided the evolution of human society.

====''Wings Universe''====
{{wingsnote}}
Around the beginning of the 21st century, the Autobots worked with the Earth Defense Command to increase ties between their peoples. As a result, [[cyberfactory|cyberfactories]] came about to create Transformers with the rights of citizens of human nations. Though this "second generation" was created with no faction in mind, by 2010 many had migrated to opposing sides in the Cybertronian civil war, either to U.S. citizen [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]] or to UK citizen [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

In 2013, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth was host to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

By the late 30th century C.E., Cybertron no longer had active contact with Earth. [[Apelinq]] only knew of Earth as a "fabled planet" referenced in Cybertronian texts. {{storylink|Tornado's Personal Journal|Apelinq's Personal Journal}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Spider-man.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Marvel's lawyers would prefer it if you ignored this.]]
The ''Ark'' crashed into Earth four million years ago. Already present, and the site of the first Transformer battle on Earth, was the [[Savage Land]]—a hidden jungle in Antarctica where [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] still live. It is believed the Savage Land was created by another, earlier race of aliens.

Some bloke called [[Jesus]] was born over 2000 years ago, or so legend says, leading eventually to the holiday called [[Christmas]].

In the year [[1017]] AD, the Autobot [[Navigator (Autobot)|Navigator]] and his companion arrived on Earth searching for the lost Ark. Their ship landed in [[United Kingdom|England]] and the companion would look around every few centuries, and he would be named the [[Man of Iron (Autobot)|Man of Iron]] by the awed residents of Stansham; his first appearance turned the tide of a great battle.

In the 18th Century, pirates roamed the seas filling up their treasure chests. [[Raindance|Two]] [[Grand Slam (G1)|Autobots]] were sent to Earth at this time, but were seemingly rendered offline in the process; they were found and then lost by a crew of pirates.

In the 1950s, there was a war in Korea that the [[United States of America]] was involved in. [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Irving Witwicky]] was one of the [[United States Marine Corps]] sent there.

[[File:ActionForce Groupshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A typical example of mid-80s military forces.]]
By the 1980s, Earth was involved in a Cold War driven by the United States of America and the [[Soviet Union]]. The planet was also threatened by the international terrorist group [[Cobra]], who was opposed by either America's [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] organisation and/or the international [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] ([[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel US|sources]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|disagree]]). There also existed a group called [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], an American spy organisation that primarily handled the monstrous [[Godzilla]], and otherwise seemed to have little prominence.

By a quirk of genetics, the [[Neo-Knights|odd human]] proved capable of wielding superpowers. The earliest known was a vigilante named [[Spider-Man]] who vanished after 1984 for unknown reasons, though he did clash with the Decepticons and [[The Enemy Within!|caused Megatron to rethink how dangerous humans were]].

The Autobot and Decepticon war would rage until [[1991]] before a brief lull; both sides would relocate their bases to multiple locations, and while often battling in America they would also strike in the United Kingdom, [[Peru]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], [[Japan]] and Argentina. Responsibility for dealing with them in the States fell to the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]], yet another American spy group (the 1980s was clearly a paranoid and unstable time), and their military wing [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. Diplomatic relations ''were'' tried early on with the [[President of the United States]], but failed.

=====Earthforce=====
{{Earthforcefiction}}
In an alternate timeline, the bulk of the Autobot/Decepticon war moved off-world in [[1990]] and a small [[Earthforce]] remained to contain two duelling Decepticon factions (who later united). The Autobot base was located in [[Canada]], where an abnormally high number of [[polar bear]]s roam the wilderness; the animals have even become bold enough to approach the Autobot base.

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In several alternate timelines where Unicron attacked in [[2006]], the Autobots were allowed to build a city on Earth and it would become a major location for scattered Autobots to regroup after Decepticon conquest of Cybertron. Diplomatic relations were strong between human and Autobot, and futuristic technology such as weather-control machines were gifted to mankind.

====="Rhythms of Darkness"=====
In yet another timeline, the Americas were brutally conquered after 2005 by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]. In response, the continent of [[Europe]] has united under a European Crisis Coalition.

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Franciscog2.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Ba-THROOOOM!]]
In [[1993]], the Decepticons struck Earth with overwhelming force, devastating cities and slaughtering millions, merely as a way of attracting Autobot attention. Even this was dwarfed when the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] warlord [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] blew up [[San Francisco]] the following year. The long-term impact this had on Earth is unknown.
 
====''Classics''====
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====''Regeneration One''====
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
The Transformers had arrived on the planet under unknown circumstances, and a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] had been built around their remains. A dangerous faction known as [[Cobra]], however, would discover them in [[1938]], and so erupted [[World War II]]: Cobra and the Decepticons taking on everyone else, and overrunning Europe. The threat caused the United States to enter the war in [[1939]], creating the world's first modern special forces unit in [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. A Joe/Autobot joint operation would end the war by defeating the Decepticons, but at the cost of the Autobots all dying.

In [[1985]], Cobra would resurface as a terrorist organisation. The remains of the Transformers would be used for a massive arms race.

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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Earth was one of many planets seeded as part of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave's]] [[Regenesis|energon initiative]]. It is the only world where this plan succeeded, leaving it rich in [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]] ore, which can be used as a mighty power source. Both Shockwave and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot tactical unit]] were left buried on Earth.

A brief, unauthorised Decepticon landing on Earth saw the eruption of Mount St Helen in 1984. In an investigation, [[Laserbeak (G1)|two]] [[Ravage (G1)|Decepticons]] were salvaged by the underfunded government organisation [[Skywatch]]; they not only used this find to get more funding, they reprogrammed them to use them as agents.

Another unauthorised landing, this time by the rogue [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], occurred at an unknown point in time; he made contact with a number of amoral private corporations, leading to the formation of the [[Machination]].

The planet was officially invaded by the Decepticons sometime during [[2002]], presumably for the purposes of harvesting its local resources; a detachment of Autobots, led by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], followed them in an attempt to thwart their aims. Decepticon agents were placed in multiple areas, such as the [[Alexander Holt|United States government]] and the separatists of [[Brasnya]]. However, the recent discovery of [[Ore-13]] by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s team prompted the treacherous lieutenant to break protocol in an effort to rebel against [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. Autobot agent [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] also broke protocol by initiating direct contact with three humans, who proved invaluable in gaining intelligence on Starscream's operations.

The discovery of Ore-13 threatened to make Earth the new front line in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Megatron carried on the standard strategem of igniting conflict between humans to weaken their kind for conquest, but Autobot interference made him escalate things drastically. The Transformers became known to humanity, with the Machination attempting to exploit this.

About a year on from this, [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|''everyone suddenly forgot'' they knew about the Transformers]], while a disgruntled [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] made a deal that saw the Decepticons gain an undefended Earth. A destructive war occurred between Decepticon and human, with [[New York City]] seized as a base.

===Beast Era===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
The mysterious aliens known as the [[Vok]] chose prehistoric Earth, which they dubbed '''Nexus Earth''', as the site of an experiment, and seeded the planet with vast amounts of raw [[energon]], installing a second, artificial moon into the planet's orbit, and placing several devices (including Stonehenge) at strategic points on the planet.

[[File:Protohumans1 CodeofHero.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|And scientists cried in frustration.]]
Around the time of the emergence of proto-hominids, a group of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] from Cybertron's future travelled back in time to prehistoric Earth, where they waged a conflict they dubbed the "[[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]," and encountered the Vok, interfering in their plans. Deciding that the Beast Warriors had contaminated their experiment, the Vok activated the second moon, transforming it into a [[Planet Buster|giant laser weapon]] with which they planned to detonate the Energon seeded throughout the planet, wiping it clean of life. This plan was foiled by the Maximal leader, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], but the vast majority of the raw Energon on the planet was transformed into stable, cube form.

[[File:Waspinatorhappyatlast.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Earliest known human religion.]]
Both factions soon became aware of early hominids. A foiled Predacon attempt to slaughter them caused them to both disperse and develop knowledge of crude tools and weapons; [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] happily intervened in the natural course of Time by teaching the young hominids simple physics lessons; and after the end of the war, when the Transformers returned to Cybertron, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] was left on the planet as the leader and god of a hominid tribe. Although they eventually rejected him and he too returned to Cybertron, it is unclear precisely how much influence Waspinator may have had on the evolution of humanity and their culture. Many would find this dizzturbing.

Interestingly, by the time immediately prior to the Beast Wars, Earth, and its sector in space was declared off-limits by order of the [[Maximal High Council]], and likely all information about it tightly regulated. It is unknown precisely when and why this ban was initiated. However, it related to the events in BWII...
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====''Beast Wars II''====
A far future version of Earth was later visited by Maximals and Predacons under the command of [[Lio Convoy (BWII)|Lio Convoy]] and [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]], respectively. At first known only as '''"[[Gaea]]"''', the world was known to have two sentient inhabitants, a girl named [[Artemis]] and her companion [[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]. Although the presence of what seemed to be a decimated [[Tokyo Tower]] suggested that Gaea was Earth, it was not fully confirmed until release of the ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toyline's version of Lio Convoy, the bio to which revealed that Earth had been devastated by mankind's tampering with the power source known as [[Angolmois]] energy.

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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Thousands of years ago, the Autobot high council hid [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] on Earth. The many parts of its activation mechanism, such as [[O-Part]]s, the [[Orb of Sigma]], and [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], came to be located within relics left behind by ancient human civilizations. In the 1940s, a crew of Autobots was dispatched to the planet to check up on things, unsuccessfully. In the present day, the biggest problem facing humanity is a lack of access to energy. [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]] is the world's foremost expert on locating and cataloguing new energy sources, and during the course of his work he located Fortress Maximus and some of the O-Parts. Cue the ''second'' biggest problem for humanity, as their top energy expert was kidnapped by a [[Megatron (RID)|giant robot hand]].

===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
[[File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|left|upright=0.85|thumb|The symbol on Earth's [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Keys]].]]
After the first defeat of [[Unicron]], Earth was chosen as one of the planets to receive a [[Cyber Planet Key]], which would have reformatted the planet into a Transformer colony. However, the colony ship ''[[Atlantis]]'', also carrying the [[Omega Lock]], crashed onto the planet before it could properly begin its mission.

(Note: A lost undersea city was found earlier during the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada series]], one powered by a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]. A hologram described that the civilization had been quite advanced, but was destroyed by its own power. The human children deemed this city to be Atlantis, but it is possible that it was a completely different civilization.)

Some time later, when the [[Mini-Con]]s fled Cybertron to escape being used as tools, their ship came out of warp above Earth. Impacting onto the planet's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], the Mini-Con ship broke in half, sending a large chunk of the craft into Earth's atmosphere. [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s were spread across the globe and the ship itself crashed onto the surface, where they laid dormant for nearly a million years. {{storylink|First Encounter}} Earth's fate being tied to that of Cybertron in the Unicron Trilogy is a form of predestination. The human [[Rad White]] visited Cybertron millions of years ago via a completely unexplained timeslip and encountered the Mini-Cons upon birth, releasing them from [[Unicron]]'s control and pretty much sealing this fated relationship for good.
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
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===Live-action film series continuity===
65 million years ago, a mysterious race known only as the Creators came to Earth with plans to cyberform it using the Seeds. The native dinosaurs were caught in the blast radius, resulting in their mass extinction which humans would initially believe to have been the work of an asteroid impact.

For unknown reasons - presumably they only wanted to mine the ''transformium'' - the Creators then left Earth, allowing its organic life to take over once again. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

[[File:ROTF great battle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And this is... erm... well, I can't tell. But it's exciting, honest!]]
In 17,000 B.C.E., the [[Thirteen|<s>Thirteen</s>]] [[Dynasty of Primes|<s>Seven</s>]] founders of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] came to Earth with their warriors and workers to build a Harvester unit, designed to nick power from stars to charge the mighty [[AllSpark]]. Just as they finished the Harvester, the Primes discovered the primitive humans. Most of the Primes upheld their rule of sparing life, but one Prime, forever known as [[The Fallen]] despised the humans as insects and sought to seize the AllSpark's power for himself. A great battle took place, but in the end, the Dynasty of Primes stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the key to activate the harvester, and hid it in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] made of their bodies. The harvester was abandoned on Earth, in the country that would be called [[Egypt]]. The native humans built a pyramid around it, millennia before those Ivory Tower eggheads claim the Egyptians did. [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] would start searching the planet for the Matrix, and symbols and pictures of them ended up on ancient human relics. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

The AllSpark itself crashed onto Earth around 10,000 B.C.E., followed a few thousand years later by the Transformer [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] who would become buried at the Arctic Circle. The discovery of the latter would lead to the formation (at [[Sector Seven#Notes|...some point]]) of the [[Sector Seven]] organisation, a United States secret service meant to handle "non-biological entities". [[Hoover Dam]] would be built as a secret holding base for Sector Seven, near to populous [[Mission City]]. Unknown to Sector Seven (initially), the Seekers were still searching on Earth, this time disguised as contemporary machinery; [[Jetfire (ROTF)|one]] of them would accidentally cause the [[Spain|Spanish]]-American War.

[[File:Movie2007 Megatron ArchibaldWitwicky.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''Tekeli-li!'']]
In [[1961]], the ''Ark'' crashed on Earth's moon, sparking the space race. By 1972, Soundwave and Laserbeak had landed on Earth and coereced humans into helping them end the space race to protect the ''Ark'' from discovery. Sector Seven was involved in the American effort to explore the ''Ark''.

Through Megatron, much of modern human technology would be created via reverse-engineering and much of modern American history driven by Sector Seven. Oppenheimer created the atom bomb through reverse-engineered technology; the "space race" (including [[Ghost 1|more secret parts of it]]) was won by America solely due to Megatron's bits; and Three Mile Island was caused by poking at the AllSpark. The [[Soviet Union]] was aware of Sector Seven and its "Ice Man", and attempted to capture it [[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|when it was transported from the Arctic to America]].

The 1980s would see a number of Transformers landing on Earth, including [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], before soon departing. This appears to have been covert ''even among their own factions'', as none of the Transformers have referred to it. Sector Seven hurriedly initiated the [[Hungry Dragon]] black propaganda operation, creating a [[toy]]line of transforming robots to cover up the sightings.

By the 21st Century, the United States had thus become so powerful the [[United States military]] possessed [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|bases]] in foreign countries such as [[Qatar]] and [[NASA]] had [[Beagle 2 Rover#Notes|total supremacy]] over space-related matters. Sector Seven had its own paramilitary wing and [[Section N44E|prisons]], all while being so secret the [[John Keller (Movie)|Secretary of Defence]] was unaware of its existence.

[[File:Lunchables brigade.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|What the hip kids will wear in the far future of 2007.]]
In [[2003]], covert Transformers (both [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and Decepticon) arrived on Earth to search for the AllSpark, successfully evading and sometimes killing any Sector Seven forces. Another and seemingly unrelated [[Mountain Dew Robot|faction]] would later attempt the same thing, even getting their operative [[Dewbot]] inside the Hoover Dam base. Operating at the fringes were human vigilantes such as the mysterious [[Agent X]] and the [[Lunchables Brigade]] paramilitary, the latter having some form of contact with the Autobots.

[[File:Earth Transformers landing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Where pleasure follows pain'' 
''And people go insane'' 
''Fly around in planes'' 
''And pray that it won't rain'']]

In the summer of [[2007]], the same Decepticons [[Planetfall (Movie)|arrived on Earth ''again'']] and would learn of the existence of Archibald Witwicky's glasses; luckily, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots arrived on Earth to secure the AllSpark. Open warfare would result, ending in a final battle with both the military and the Autobots fighting against the Decepticons at Mission City. Sector Seven were decimated and the AllSpark cube destroyed, but the Decepticons were defeated and Megatron killed thanks in part to [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|two]] [[Mikaela Banes|youths]]. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

[[File:Obama interview.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"And to my opponents on this issue, I'd like to say ''pbbbbbt suck it!''"]]
Sector Seven was tasked with cleanup, making a brief, if shaky, alliance with the Autobots to escort the remains of the Decepticons for dumping in the [[Laurentian Abyss]], only to end up in the shit after their [[Wreckage (Movie)|secret Decepticon prisoner]] was activated and caused a major battle. The same day, the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', a long lost Decepticon ship tasked with locating Earth, arrived in Earth's solar system; its commander [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], upon learning of the loss of Megatron and the Cube, dispatched forces across the planet to begin looking for Megatron's body and the Matrix of Leadership.

Following this, Sector Seven was shut down and a secret military alliance was made between the United States and the Autobots: [[NEST]]. Other countries were involved with NEST, but it's not clear how heavily they were. Either way, they had repeated battles with rogue Decepticons.

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Pyramids hide the Harvester inside.]]
By [[2009]], [[Barack Obama]] was the President of the United States, with [[Theodore Galloway]] as National Security Advisor and General [[Morshower]] as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; [[China]] was on such good terms with America that it allowed an [[NEST|American dominated international military coalition]] to operate in [[Shanghai|its cities]]; Egypt and [[Jordan]] had established a border with each other; and [[Leo Spitz|a large number of bloggers]] were aware something was being covered up, with a possibly-new [[Rebecca Howard|Agent X]] passing information to them. That same year, Megatron was revived, and was tasked by his master The Fallen with retrieving Sam Witwicky and killing Optimus Prime. Failing in the former but succeeding in the latter, Megatron decided to escalate the war with the Autobots by making overt attacks, with strikes on Earth cities and the destruction of a major [[pyramid]] before the Autobot/NEST team won when Sam Witwicky used the Matrix to revive Optimus Prime, who in turn defeated Megatron and killed The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

By this time, Earth's main export was ex reality-TV contestants. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Welcome to Earth}}

Post-Fallen, Autobot/NEST forces would have multiple battles with leftover Decepticon forces and [[Initiative|human]] [[Free Men|factions]]. They would also uncover the lost [[Power Core Combination]] technology on Earth, causing an escalation on both sides as combiner technology was applied. {{storylink|Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions}}

A few years after the death of the Fallen, the Autobots and Decepticons were public knowledge and [[energon detector]]s were set up in all of Earth's major cities to detect Decepticon forces. By this point, the war seemed to be in a peaceful lull as there hadn't been a major Decepticon engagement in a while and the Autobots were helping to deal with humans who were threats to world security, sometimes of their own initiative and against the American government's wishes. After a trip to Chernobyl uncovered an engine part from the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime and Ratchet traveled to the moon and recovered five [[pillar]]s and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] who was brought back to life with the Matrix of Leadership. This played right into the Decepticons plans as they needed Sentinel to use the space bridge to bring an army to Earth and to bring Cybertron as well, so the Decepticons could conquer Earth and use its resources and human population to rebuild Cybertron. Most of the Decepticon army invaded [[Chicago]], killing countless humans while a few Decepticons spread around the planet to release the space bridge. In Chicago, a massive battle occurred in which a combined force of Autobots and humans assaulted the Decepticon-held city. In the end, Chicago was liberated and the Decepticon army was destroyed along with the space bridge, Sentinel and Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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====Titan Magazines alternate timeline====
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In a further divergent timeline, the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. While [[NATO]] regrouped to try and oppose them, its forces proved no match for Decepticon retaliation. The crisis caused [[Russia]] to join up with NATO, and resulted in extensive damage to [[France|Paris]], including the loss of the French centre of government.

Via a processing station at [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], Megatron used the AllSpark to begin transforming Earth into a new Cybertron. The Autobots eventually killed him and destroyed the AllSpark, but the fundamental damage was already done: [[Earth's core]] was infected, causing the planet to be torn apart by continuing techno-organic activity. ''Un''natural disasters spread across the Earth, along with areas spewing out raw [[energon]] and a strange illness affecting scores of people. This would eventually be stopped with [[Nucleon]].

On top of this, attempts to rebuild the liberated United States were constantly thwarted by a Decepticon terror campaign; both Autobot and NATO forces (the American military having been decimated) operated on US soil, attempting to defend it. The Decepticons eventually re-conquered 600+ miles of US territory centred on Savannah, claiming it as an autonomous [[Decepticon Heartland]]. To make matters worse, the Decepticons had mental control over hundreds of human officials, including [[Theodore Allen|the US President]], and used them to force America to seek a diplomatic deal and thus leave itself easier to conquer. While the Autobots eventually defeated the Decepticons, the mind-controlled slaves and [[drone]] soldiers were littered across the country.

===''Transformers Animated''===
Before the Autobots woke up, great things had happened in the 21st and 22nd centuries, including the colonisation of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and a war against the evil [[Inhumanoids]].

By the 22nd Century, robotic technology had transformed the world. The centre of this development was [[Detroit]], where [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] had set up his [[Sumdac Systems]] company and made great breakthroughs in robotics (thanks to [[Megatron (Animated)|his friend the talking head]]). Robots work in all fields, from [[Burger Bot|fast food]] to [[News Bot|journalism]] to [[Police drone|law enforcement]].

This leap in technology has [[Professor Princess|also]] [[Nanosec|led]] [[Slo-Mo|to]] [[Colossus Rhodes|numerous]] [[Angry Archer|supervillains]] and [[Street Demon|other]] forms of advanced criminal activity. Luckily, at least [[Wraith|one superhero]] has also arisen.

===Withered Hope===
In the universe Gargent 984.08 Alpha, Earth and its [[Thadius Braxis|top scientific minds]] allied with [[Gobotron]] to find a solution to a universe-threatening [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|cataclysm]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
In prehistoric times, this Earth's surface was riddled with [[energon radiation]] and had two moons. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} It was also the hiding place of the mythical artifact the [[Origin Matrix]]. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

[[File:Statue of Liberty SG.gif|left|100px|thumb|Brought a knife to an orbital-death-ray fight.]]
In more modern times, Earth is still home to a variety of weird things and has a [[Internet|filth-ridden electronic communications system]]. Many people there are incredibly hostile to both Transformer factions. A massive change from the normal universes!

This world suffered a devastating Third World War in the 1980s, which among other things destroyed the Western seaboard of the [[United States of America]] and sent [[California|most of it underwater]]. At some unknown point in its past, there was an invasion by [[Inhumanoids|metal monsters from the centre of the Earth]], as well as an unrelated invasion of metal monsters from space.

The United States is a fascist state in this world, commanded by [[Colton|President Colton]], who is known for [[Global Orbiting Defense Satellite|dodgy military activity]]. Rebel movements are at work in the country which oppose the government's infringement of personal freedoms and increasing militarism. Other foreign powers, known either to oppose the US or to be capable of pre-emptive strikes (at least in President Colton's paranoid mind), include [[United Kingdom|the British]], the [[Soviet Union]], and the [[Ottoman Confederacy]]. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}

At some point, the Decepticons established the base [[Decepticon City]] on Earth. {{storylink|Another Light: Falling into Place}}
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===Aligned continuity family===
{{quote|Though we did not choose to be of Earth, it would seem that we are here to stay. If you approach this planet with hostile intent, know this: we will defend ourselves. We will defend humanity. We will defend... our home.|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s broadcast to the cosmos|[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]}}

The [[Covenant of Primus]] foretold the events that would later happen on Earth. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

Cybertronian legend tells of an ancient, eons-raging battle between [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]]. After Primus had cast Unicron into space by creating the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], Unicron slumbered for many ages. In his slumber, debris gravitationally attached to Unicron formed the planet Earth, of which Unicron is [[Earth's core|its core]]. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Late in the Cybertonian civil war, both the Autobots and Decepticons hid their energon stores off world, a practice that seeded planets like Earth with its deposits of the precious resource. In doing so, however, the war spread to these alien worlds, with the largest Cybertronian battle in the Milky Way galaxy being fought on Earth. The aftermath of this bloody conflict was left undisturbed for thousands of years, and was not common knowledge amongst most Autobots. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

As Cybertron began to shut down to purge the [[Dark Energon]] corruption, the scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] began using space bridge technology to try and find a large cache of energon that could be used to prematurely reboot Cybertron. His quest eventually brought him to Earth, where the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dominant life-forms]] inspired him to experiment on four captive Autobots, producing the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

Following [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s initial skirmishes on the planet, the former ordered all Autobots to Earth, while [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was sent to salvage a [[space bridge]] from wherever he could find it. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}} The Autobots, meanwhile, set up [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] in an American missile base and opened up relations with the United States government: [[William Fowler|Special Agent Fowler]] of the [[Pentagon]] was assigned as their liaison. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

Starscream built his space bridge to bring Decepticons to Earth, but [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] sabotaged it; only Starscream came through. On Earth, Starscream rendezvoused with [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] to assault the two saboteurs, but Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] rescued them. Returning to base via a [[GroundBridge]], Optimus informed Cliffjumper more Autobots were gathering, and the battle had only begun. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}} The Autobots would covertly watch for Decepticons, while the 'cons covertly mined energon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

The [[Covenant of Primus]] tells of an eternal conflict caused when certain planets come into alignment. The Autobots figured out that Earth was the planet that was prophesied as chaotically formed, as did Megatron. During Optimus Prime's one-on-one battle with Megatron, the volcano setting erupted with [[Dark Energon]], right when the planetary alignment as predicted came to pass. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Earthquakes and tornadoes hit across the planet right after the volcanic event. It was soon determined that this weather phenomena was caused by the awakening of Unicron. Optimus Prime theorized that after Unicron was defeated by the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Primes]], his dormant form collected space matter, which eventually formed into the planet Earth. Optimus Prime also theorized that Unicron became formless during that time. At least, he ''hoped'' Unicron became formless. Otherwise, if he woke up and stretched, KAPOW! Earth would poof to dust. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} The strange weather events ended when Optimus Prime used the Matrix of Leadership to force Unicron into stasis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

After activating the [[Omega Lock]], Megatron directed a shaft of energy through a [[space bridge]], striking Earth near Jasper and creating a huge Cybertronian fortress. [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] had the town evacuated as a result. Optimus used the Star Saber to destroy the Omega Lock, saving Earth in the process. However, when the [[Decepticon]]s returned to Earth, Megatron dubbed this fortress New Kaon before proceeding to destroy the nearby Autobot base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

When human military forces moved in, Megatron used the fortress's fusion cannons to devastate both them and most of Jasper. He had also by that time decided to call the fortress Darkmount. The Decepticons moved in shortly afterward. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] infiltrated the base using the [[phase shifter]] in an attempt to find the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], which turned out to be stored aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

Once he arrived on Earth and learned of the situation, [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] planned a mission to neutralize Darkmount in tandem with Earth's military. Despite drawing off a large portion of the Decepticon forces, the remnants of Team Prime were eventually overwhelmed. Fortunately, the timely arrival of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], recently upgraded, allowed them to turn the tide and disable the fusion cannons, allowing Fowler and his fighter squadron to bring the citadel down. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Many years later, the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashed on Earth. The ghost of Optimus Prime told Bumblebee to assemble a new team to hunt down the escaped Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

===''Knights of Unicron''===
The [[Mount St. Hilary|Mt. St. Hilary Amphitheater]], the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Ft. Max Forum]], the [[Cobra|Cobra]] [[Terrordrome]], and [[M.A.S.K.|Boulder Hill]], all located on Planet Earth, were the first venues for the [[Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron}}

==Games==
===Live-action film series games===
There are several divergent timelines where the presence of other Transformers or different strategies undertaken altered the entire pattern of events.

[[Transformers The Game (console)|Some]] have the same basic outcome, but with greater and more wide-ranging devastation to America and greater (but futile) resistance by Sector Seven. [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons#Decepticons|At least one]] resulted in not only wider destruction but in complete Decepticon victory.

In the most severe divergence, the rogue Decepticon general [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]] reached Earth before the Autobots and established an army and base at the Arctic. He began taking out every Autobot agent arriving on Earth, whilst searching for the AllSpark, and eventually began sweeping the Earth with large numbers of [[drone]] units. He was eventually defeated by the Earthbound [[Chevy Autobot]]s unit; the impact this had on [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] attempts to gain the AllSpark, not to mention Earth itself, are unknown.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chikyū''' (地球, "Soil Sphere"), '''Energoa''' (''Beast Wars'', エネルゴア ''Enerugoa'')

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Earth|Earth on Wikipedia]]

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Death

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{{disambig2|the end of life|the Horseman of Unicron|Airazor (Armada)}}

[[File:Battleofautobotcity.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And lo, the children did weep. They wept hard too.]]

''Transformers'' is a children's franchise, but at its core, it's a story of war. This means that the '''death''' of major and minor characters sometimes figures into the fiction.

Given the ambiguous nature of [[Transformer]] physiology, there is very little consistency regarding what is fatal to a Transformer, even within a single storyline. Damage that one Transformer might shrug off can prove fatal to another, or even to the same character in a different story. Sometimes just a laser blast or two will do the trick. Other times, characters survive being melted, [[Waspinator (BW)|crushed into cubes]], and even [[Demolishor (Armada)|utterly disintegrated]]. It does not take a terribly cynical viewer to conclude that the threshold of survival is generally determined by the needs of the plot.

The out-of-universe reasons for a character's death can vary from plot development to the arrival of [[To sell toys|new toys]]. Conveniently enough for writers who are beholden to the whims of a toy company, the majority of Transformers characters are machines, which means that death isn't necessarily permanent. Across the various universes, characters that appear to have been killed have been known to pop up alive again at a later date, or go through some sort of resurrection.

{{quote|"How can you all be so cold and unfeeling? He died a hero!" "Don't you even have mechanical hearts?" "The humans don't understand! Our form of life is vastly different from theirs!"|[[Spider-Man]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]|"[[Prisoner of War!]]"|noquote=true}}

==In-fiction causes of death==
[[File:DEATH.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.2|[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] is just as puzzled as the rest of us.]]

There is little consistency in what can kill a Transformer. Sometimes it takes just a shot. Other times, even totally annihilating a Transformer's body still doesn't do the trick. Even the most basic method of killing, which is to destroy or otherwise cause the loss of a Transformer's [[spark]], varies quite a bit in its details from story to story, character to character, and series to series.

However, over time there has been some convergence of concepts regarding Transformer design across the various franchises and storylines. The concept of Sparks as a Transformer's driving life force has become nearly universal, and with it, the notion that loss of Spark equals death. Various [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]] comics, particularly ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'', have delved deeply into this, positing that a Transformer can die if their Spark, brain or (in a new and unique twist) transformation cog are sufficiently damaged, known as "[[Rossum's Trinity‎]]". MTMTE also makes note of the difficulties in killing a Transformer, and how things like decapitation may not be lethal in the right circumstances.

If one is so inclined, these concepts can be applied retroactively to many, if not all, older stories - so that various means of death described below can be seen simply as the means of inflicting the requisite damage on a Transformer's vital bits.

When a Transformer dies, the loss of their life force (or artistic convention, out here in the real world) often results in them turning gray. The most well-known example by far is Optimus Prime's death in the animated movie; Prowl can also be glimpsed turning gray as he falls during the shuttle assault. This idea has shown up in a few other places, such as [[Transform and Roll Out#Part 3|the ''Animated'' cartoon]] and [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|the ''More Than Meets the Eye'' comics]].

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===Weaponsfire===
{{bigquote|This was almost too easy, Starscream!|[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (like the fandom) is surprised to find how easily Autobots die, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

[[File:Tftm1986a.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|We're here aboard the Autobot shuttle, where we've secretly replaced Brawn's hyper-dense metal armor plating with styrene plastic. Let's see if anyone can tell the difference.]]

[[File:TFTM UltraMagnus dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Prepare for your death today. Yer gonna die!!]]

[[File:Magnusdeath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ow! Hey! Cut it out, guys! That hurts!]]

[[File:Blades1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sorry, [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|nameless guy]], your generic nature means you will never be miraculously resurrected.]]

Like humans, Transformers can be killed by damage caused by energy, projectile, and chemical weapons. Just how many shots it takes is widely variable, however.
* In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]:
** Many casualties of the [[Battle of Autobot City]] (and its run-up), including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], were victims of energy weapons. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} This was quite a change from the cartoon's M.O., wherein the same characters routinely got shot and blasted all the time and shrugged it off, or at worst spent some time in the repair bay. Brawn and Prowl both went down after ''one shot''.
** [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] subsequently "dies" after being shot a few times by the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], exploding into pieces. He is soon revived by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], however. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
** In the Japanese continuity, Ultra Magnus dies ''again'', for real this time, after [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] shoots him a few times. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}
* In the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel comics]]:
** [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] was cut down by a single head shot from [[Macabre]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
** Most deaths in the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' book occurred from energy weapons, such as [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} as well as numerous generics. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Quite a few victims exploded spectacularly after being shot, including [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]], {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], {{storylink|New Dawn}} and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
* In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon:
** [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] dies after incurring severe damage from numerous [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] weapons. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} Other characters have survived similar or worse levels of damage, but the episode gave a reason: Dinobot refuses to go into [[stasis lock]], which his onboard computer warns could "result in loss of Spark" if he keeps it up.
** [[Tigerhawk]] is disintegrated by the main cannon of the starship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. The same cannon subsequently blasts [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], apparently killing them, though their "death" may be permanent simply because there was nobody around to put them back together. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
* ''Armada'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dies holding back the [[Hydra Cannon]], the damage causing him to [[:File:Crisis Optimus Prime dies.jpg|crumble to dust]]. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}
* [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave G1]] comics: [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is killed by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He got better. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}
* [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]: [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was shot and killed by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] during the final battle of the [[Universe War]].
* This happens a ''lot'' in the [[Movie continuity]]:
**[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] both died from weapons fire. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
** All the [[Appliancebot]]s were killed by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].
**A crapload of [[Protoform]]s were shot down by [[NEST]] soldiers. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
** [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] shoots and kills many Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Rising Storm}}.
** [[Crowbar]] was shot in the face by Ironhide.
**[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] was killed by a Decepticon protoform. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
** [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] was killed by a massive onslaught of gunfire from [[Cemetery Wind]]. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] was brutally whittled down in a similar manner, until Lockdown came and executed him.
* "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]": [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] gets his face blown off/in by [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}}
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* Many goons during the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]] died from being shot. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron}}
*''Prime'' cartoon: [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] was killed by a shot through the chest by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

===Big explosions===
{{bigquote|They're going to blow us all to pieces! [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]'s booby-trapped - packed with enough explosives to level this whole mountain!|[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], "[[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]"}}

Transformers characters often assume that explosions are more lethal than they really are; characters survive explosions all the time. An explosion's messy nature makes a good "out" for a writer to fake a character's death. {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} Nevertheless, a few characters have been permanently killed by explosions. (This list omits characters who exploded from within, like Ultra Magnus up above.)
* In the Marvel comics:
** [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] was the victim of an interdimensionally triggered explosion that destroyed his body. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} However, in the UK continuity he survived as a raggedy, bodiless head. {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}
** In an alternate future, a wounded [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] died in the fiery explosion of a crashing shuttlecraft. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
** [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] was killed when a prototype [[pathblaster]] exploded in his face. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
** [[Finback]] was presumably killed in the explosion of a huge gun battery. [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] tried to warn him off, and may have been killed in the same explosion. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
* ''Beast Wars'' cartoon:
** [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] was blown to bits — terminally so — by the [[transwarp]] explosion that destroyed the [[Planet Buster]]. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}
** [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] was killed by the explosion that resulted from [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s death (either his exploding spark, or the exploding energon shard that pierced it.) {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}
* Several of the [[Beast Era]] [[Wrecker]]s ([[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], the [[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]]) were destroyed when part of their ship exploded with them in it. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
* Energon: [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] was killed when Storm Jet caused a massive explosion that engulfed them both.
* ''Prime'': [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] and the surrounding [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s were blown up by a grenade attached by the Autobots. Both the Vehicons and Makeshift were killed in the blast. (According to an interview at [[BotCon 2011]] with the ''Prime'' show runners, Makeshift was deemed too overpowered to be a regular in the show, so they killed him off at the end of the episode.) {{storylink|Con Job}}
*IDW Continuity: [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] and [[Skullgrin]] were killed when Springer blew them up with a grenade. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}
* ''Movie Continuty'': [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] blew up when Ironhide kicked him into a gas station. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)}}
** Several Constructicons and Decepticon Protoforms are killed by a human air strike in [[Egypt]] {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}

===Impact trauma===
Falling off a cliff or mountainside or tall building is usually just as fatal to Transformers as it is to, say... Wile E. Coyote. Only on rare occasion does it result in death:
* ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' continuity: [[Hacksaw]] met his end by falling from a huge communications tower. {{storylink|The New World}}
* [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]: [[Doubledealer]] was shot, fell off a mountain and smashed to bits on impact. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}
* Movie continuity:
**[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] fell off the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] after losing his balance when his arm was shot off, and he shattered to pieces as he tumbled down. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
** [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was smashed to pieces and killed by being flung into a freeway column. {{storylink|Movie Adaptation issue 4|Movie Adaptation Issue Number Four}}
** [[Hatchet]] met his end when [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] sent him crashing into a car.
* The [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] fell off a cliff and shattered. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}} At least, we hope that's where and how it ended.
* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'': [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] crash-landed after [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] punched out vital components in his [[alternate mode]], reducing his body to a partially transformed scrapheap.

===Disassembly===
[[File:Jazz DyingAction.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"HERE'S what I think of your resemblance to your G1 counterpart!"]]

Taking a Transformer apart into its component parts - or ripping them to pieces - can occasionally kill them:
* Marvel comics:
**[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] met this fate in an alternate future, when Swoop used a machine to pull him apart into his component pieces. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
**A future version of Ultra Magnus may have been killed when a group of Decepticons mobbed him and ripped him up. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
* Movie continuity:
**Being ripped in half by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] killed [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
**[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] was killed when Bumblebee ripped his spine out, tearing him apart. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**A Decepticon pilot was ripped to pieces by the Wreckers.{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
* [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]: [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] was torn apart and killed while making a final stand against a mass of generic Decepticons. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}
* ''Prime'' cartoon:
** When fighting [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s zombie army, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] recommended dissection to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] to "cut" them down to size. How this is more effective then just blasting the living slag out of them is still up for debate. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}
** [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] managed to offline [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] by tearing him limb from limb, leaving only a pile of mutilated body parts in her wake. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

====Bifurcation====
[[File:VictoryUKAnnual.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85|"Shakkooosh!" is good, but I could really go for a good old-fashioned "CHUK" right about now.]]

{{bigquote|I have no desire to be carved up into Auto-sushi.|Tracks, "[[Make Tracks]]"}}

A particular subset of disassembly, getting chopped in half is pretty graphic for a kids' story, even one about robots, so it doesn't happen very often.
* Marvel comics: In a dream sequence, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] slices [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in half, killing him. {{storylink|Victory!}}
* Japanese G1 cartoon: [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] gets sliced in half by Dai Atlas. The strike dissects what appears to be an organic brain in his head. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
* ''Beast Wars Metals'': Terrorsaur is killed by being sliced in half by Primal's mace. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}
* Movie continuity: [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] dies when [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] slices his car mode in two. [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] slices [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] in half at the chest but Mixmaster survived this. Getting his skull stomped off, not so much. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}, [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] meets his end in this manner courtesy of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
* War For Cybertron: In the opening, a Decepticon goon is chopped in half by Optimus Prime.
* [[Ambulon (G1)|Ambulon]] is chainsawed in half ''vertically'' by [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} ([[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] specifically noted that ''horizontal'' bifurcation would be survivable - indeed, not much later, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] would be quite active after being ripped apart at the waist by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5}})

===Crushing===
[[File:Edgeofextinction-hardheadbombburst.jpg|thumb|DO NOT WANT]]

Quite a few characters have been crushed into deactivation:
* In the Marvel comics:
** [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] was smashed between [[Unicron]]'s palms, while [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] met a similar fate when they were stepped on by Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
** [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] is apparently killed when a very large building collapses on top of him. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
* [[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons:
** [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] is killed when caught between two folding sections of Unicron's external armor. {{storylink|Union}}
** [[Shockblast]] is crushed by Unicron's hand on [[Blizzard Planet]]. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}}
** His brother [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] meets a similar fate, crushed under the heel of a super-sized Galvatron. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}
* IDW continuity:
** [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Skullcruncher]] were crushed by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]].
** [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] was killed when a group of police set fire to a building and let it collapse on him, crushing him.
** The luckless [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] died after [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] stomped on him repeatedly, causing enough damage that his Spark fell out.
* Movie continuity:
** [[Dispensor]] was crushed under [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s foot.

===Melting===
[[File:BW Scorponok Terrorsaur deaths.jpg|thumb|Even having a new toy couldn't save Terrorsaur!]]

[[File:Fallout title.jpg|thumb|Primal's diet had gone horribly wrong.]]

They're made of metal; therefore, with enough heat or sufficiently acidic material, they can melt. This is one of the more fool-proof methods of killing a Transformer; few if any have survived it.
* In the G1 cartoon:
** An acid vat would apparently have been enough to destroy Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
** Another acid vat was used to disintegrate living victims of Unicron. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
* In the Marvel comics:
** Victims of the Decepticon [[smelting pool]]s on Cybertron were reduced by intense heat into their base metals, including [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}
** It is possible that an acid bath from (naturally) [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] offlined [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] [[Makin' Tracks!|(for a while anyway)]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
** [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was partially melted by Unicron's flame-breath and subsequently died. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
** The [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] used some kind of acid to rather messily eradicate some of their Decepticon ancestors, including [[Stranglehold]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
* In the Beast Era cartoons:
** [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] were apparently melted to death after tumbling into a lava pit within the [[Darksyde (BW)|Predacon base]]. {{storylink|Aftermath}}
** Optimus Primal's body was seemingly melted into the floor after his climactic face-off with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Considering how many god-like forces were unleashed and conflicting during the battle, his demise may be due to more than simple temperature-induced melting. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}

===Disintegration===
{{bigquote|I saw the end! They died in a cosmic funeral pyre!|[[Shawn Berger]], "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2]]"}}

[[File:Armada 52 - Prime hangon to Galvatron.jpg|thumb|Galvatron died to save everyone and came back ''twice''—you lose, [[Jesus]]!]]

Plasma, energy fields, and stellar atmospheres can all utterly destroy a Transformer's body. Like being melted, being reduced to one's component molecules would seem to be a surefire way of getting killed, but quite a few characters seem able to survive the process as ghosts and/or disembodied sparks:
* Generation 1 cartoon: [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s spectacular death at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] might be categorized as incineration. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
* Quite a few characters met this fate in the Unicron Trilogy, but all survived it in some fashion:
** [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s spark persisted within his burnt-out body when he was dropped into the exploding Unicron. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}} {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}
** [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]'s body was obliterated by an expanding energon grid, but his spark survived the process and was placed in a new body. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}}
** [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] was destroyed when he threw himself into a star, but his spark was salvaged by the Autobots and, again, placed in a new body. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}
** And finally, Megatron (Galvatron, whatever) threw himself into Primus's new energon sun to prevent Unicron from possessing him, killing himself yet again. {{storylink|The Sun}} This death was so inconsequential that his subsequent resurrection wasn't even explained! {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}
* [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] causes a Transformer's body to disintegrate to nothing:
**The [[Thirteenth Legion]] died of Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
**[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] died after several shots from [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]]'s Cosmic Rust Blaster, though the big hole this left in his torso couldn't have helped much either. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===Consumption===
{{bigquote|...If we don't find the Matrix, some bad guy's gonna ''eat'' us! Right?|Longtooth, "[[Deadly Obsession]]"}}

[[File:Wreckers Mutants.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The shocking death of the barely-seen guys with hardly any lines!]]
[[File:Rocky mecannibal bartender marvel uk 240.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Cannibalism is hilarious, kids!]]

Getting eaten is essentially being torn apart, crushed, and melted all in a row, and it's usually fatal. Quite a few critters in the multiverse are equipped to devour giant robots:
* In the G1 cartoon:
** Various life forms were routinely devoured by the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s on Quintessa. This included [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], a mechanical life form, though not a Transformer. [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] would have suffered this fate as well, but fought their way free. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
** Quite a few Transformers found their way into Unicron's gullet, though many survived the experience. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
* In the Marvel comic:
** [[Scraplet]]s were a mechanical disease - tiny robots that fed on Transformers. A hapless freighter pilot died after being infected, and quite a few other 'bots only narrowly survived being infected. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}
** The [[Mecannibal]]s ate robots routinely, including quite a few Transformers during their sojourn on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}} There is some indication that they could actually reconstitute their victims from their "recycled" parts, though this is never explicitly shown. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
** Unicron skewered [[Brainstorm]] and ate him. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
** The subsurface-dwelling [[demon]]s devoured [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
** The Swarm "devoured" innumerable Cybertronians and a handful of older-generation Transformers as well, though this was through a molecular process almost akin to incineration. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} {{storylink|Total War!}} {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
* The Sharkticons killed two of the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] by gobbling them up. Or ripping them apart. Or both. We don't really know. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
* [[Flanker]] was eaten up and killed by the [[Insecticon (G1)|"Deluxe" Insecticons]].

===Decapitation===
{{main|Decapitation}}

[[File:Cyclonus death.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Ahhhh, there we go...]]

Sometimes cutting a Transformer's head off is fatal. Sometimes!
* In the Marvel comics:
** The Megatron clone killed Cyclonus by ripping his head off. {{storylink|Dry Run!}}
** Several of the Wreckers were killed by having their heads ripped or blasted off, including Twin Twist and Topspin, respectively. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
** [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] had his head cut off by a propeller fired by [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], presumably (given the ''Generation 2'' book's emphasis on body count) killing him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
* In the movie continuity:
** Characters frequently die by decapitation of some form: [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
** Decapitation was an inconvenience for [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] the first time. The second time, when the blow actually destroyed most of his head, was fatal.
** [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] are decapitated in the third movie. [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s heads fell off when they died, possibly to add finality to their demises. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
** [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s head was crushed by [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]'s ''bare fist''.
* In the IDW Generation 1 continuity:
** The heads of [[Springarm]] and [[Wheelarch]] are removed and then mockingly put on display to creep out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]].
* In the Aligned continuity
** Vehicons and Insecticons are frequently murdered by decapitation.

===Destruction of brain===
{{bigquote|Next strike in the neural cluster, yes? Weakest spot on ''all'' Transformers...|[[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], "[[Fire on High!]]"}}

In the early days of the franchise, a Transformer's life force was sometimes understood to be entirely contained within their [[brain module]], most prominently in the Marvel comics. Destroying the brain would kill the Transformer. This premise was eventually modified to incorporate the more esoteric concept of [[spark]]s.
* In the Marvel comics:
** In an alternate future, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] is blasted by [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who kills him by extracting and crushing his brain module. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
** The [[Throttlebot]]s ''avoid'' death by having their brain modules removed from their bodies shortly before their bodies are destroyed (by crushing). {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}}
* Movie continuity:
** Optimus Prime kills Sentinel Prime by shooting him in the head with Megatron's shotgun. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
* IDW Generation 1 continuity:
** [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] blasts [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] right in the head, destroying his brain module. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}}
** Impactor killed [[Snare]] by crushing his brain module. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}}
** [[Squadron X]] were all shot in the head. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}}
** In the [[Functionist Universe]], every Cybertronian possessed an [[obsolescence chip]] that could be remotely detonated, destroying their heads. [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] and all other Cybertronians with [[data slug]] alt-modes were killed in a [[mass recall]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
** [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] died when [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] smashed his brain module against his own forcefield. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}

===Destruction of spark===
{{bigquote|RAW energon! Right through your twisted spark!|Depth Charge to Rampage, "[[Nemesis Part 1]]"}}

[[File:Skyfallwontbethereforit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|And then he hung Skyfall from his ceiling.]]

Getting stabbed right through the spark is almost always fatal:
* In ''Beast Wars'': The supposedly immortal Rampage was killed when Depth Charge pierced his spark with an energon blade. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}
* ''[[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]'': [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] died when [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] rammed his [[sword]] right through his chest. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}
*Energon: [[Constructicon Maximus]] was killed when [[Storm Jet (Energon)|Storm Jet]] impaled and crushed his spark.
* ''Cybertron'': [[Megatron (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon|Galvatron]] died after being impaled with [[Rhisling]] by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Unfinished}}
* Movie continuity: Optimus Prime died when Megatron stabbed him through the chest with his death-lock pincer, followed by a blast from his fusion cannon through the spark chamber. [[The Fallen]] also met his end when a resurrected Optimus punched through his chest and crushed his spark. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
* [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan's Movie comics]]: Transformers have forcefields shielding their sparks, which can be externalized to protect bodywork. Jazz loved doing this, leaving him far more vulnerable to death by destruction of spark than he would otherwise be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6|Lost in Space 4: Jazz}}

That's not the only way to destroy a spark either:

* ''Beast Machines'' continuity: [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] - already reduced to a spark within the matrix - ceased to be when Megatron annihilated his spark from existence. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}
* IDW continuity: [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] has modified his vocal processor so that he can get his voice into synch with a spark's pulse and then get it to stop. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}}

===Loss of spark===
{{bigquote|Warning. Further expenditure will result in permanent loss of spark. Stasis lock ''must'' commence.|[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]'s internal computer, "[[Code of Hero]]"}}

[[File:Jetstorm with extractor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Lost, stolen, whatever...]]

Sometimes sparks can survive outside of a body; sometimes they cannot. In the Beast Era, there is some indication that a spark left outside a body will soon begin to return to the Matrix/AllSpark/another dimension.
* When Dinobot expires after his final battle, his Spark is seen exiting his body. The implication is that a sufficiently damaged body can no longer hold a spark within this continuity. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
* ''Beast Machines'' subsequently showed living sparks existing outside of bodies on a regular basis. The sparkless bodies were simply considered shells, rather than "dead", due to the fact that the sparks were forcibly removed with a [[spark extractor]].
* ''Animated'' cartoon: [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] dies when he intentionally relinquishes his own spark. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}
* Movie continuity: [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] rips out his own spark chamber to give Optimus a fighting chance. [[The Fallen]] also meets a similar fate, dying from Optimus punching through his chest and crushing his spark. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} Ratchet is killed when Lockdown removes his spark. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===Energy overload===
{{bigquote|We may need energon for power, but this is too much of a good thing.|[[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]"}}

[[File:TFAnimated transformandrollout DEATH.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Death — the Optimus version of a power nap.]]
[[File:Underbaseallmine.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He's got an Underbase in his underpants.]]

The average [[human]] needs a lot of [[water]] to survive. But too much water results in [[wikipedia:Water intoxication|a horrible death]]. Similarly, Transformers need energy to survive, but too much of it can be a very bad thing. Sometimes it's just plain old energy; other times it some special god-like force that does them in.
* In the Marvel comics:
** An [[Underbase]]-empowered Starscream slaughtered dozens of Transformers with energy blasts, {{storylink|Dark Star}} which reportedly burned out millions of their [[microchip]]s. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}} Some Transformers were seen to recover from these attacks, either via conventional repairs {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} or through the power of [[nucleon]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)}}
** Starscream himself was killed when he absorbed all the energies of the Underbase. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
** [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] was apparently killed when struck by a blast of energy from the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], though the physical effect was more like being hit by an especially powerful laser blast. {{storylink|All Fall Down|All Fall Down (issue)}}
* ''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon: [[Sixknight]] died from an overcharge of BlackZarak's Devil Power. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}}
* [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]: [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] dies when one of the [[Reaper]]s zaps him full of energy, causing him to explode from within. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}
* Movie continuity: [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was killed when [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam Witwicky]] shoved the [[AllSpark]] into his chest. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] did the same thing with the Allspark shard with Megatron {{storylink|Transformers: The Ride – 3D}}
* ''Transformers Animated'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] got caught in an explosion of [[AllSpark]] energy that may have been sufficient to kill him, although he also fell off a very tall building immediately afterwards (Starscream was caught in the same explosion and survived, but was knocked offline for an unspecified period.)

===Energy depletion===
On rare occasion, Transformers can simply run out of energy completely and expire.
* Marvel comics: the ancient [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] died from a lack of energy. {{storylink|State Games}}
* Movie continuity: [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] explains that a lack of energon causes the Transformer equivalent of aging, such as rusting joints, mental confusion, and pieces falling apart, followed by an indefinite period of stasis that can only be reversed by an infusion of Allspark energy. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
* [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] dies after he helps the crew to time travel. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

===Disease===
You may think giant robots couldn't have diseases but it turns out they can!

* Marvel comics: [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] contracted [[Corrodia Gravis]], a wasting disease where your body is consumed by rust as your metal breaks down at molecular level. Only a systems boost from a compatible donor could save Snarl {{storylink|Assassins}} but the disease came back anyway. The best cure is to store a Transformer's brain in remote storage and build a whole new body. {{storylink|Destiny of the Dinobots!}}
* IDW comics: [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] engineered the [[Red Rust]] virus: spread by touch and triggered by transforming, it causes all the coolants, dispersants and anti-rusting agents in a Transformer to cross-contaminate and cause a molecular breakdown. The first sign is when the Transformer starts "crying" the fuel out. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} Most of [[Delphi]] was killed. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}
* And of course, there's the aforementioned [[Scraplet]]s and [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]].

===Aging===
While many characters are portrayed as being old, dying of old age is almost unheard of in Transformers

* In Transformers UK, it is implied Transformers have long, but not endless life spans. In Kup's story, Kup says that he was put on a spaceship to live out his "remaining years" alone. In another story, Goldbug says that he may never understand humans, even if he lives to be 2 million.
* In the IDW continuity, Ratchet notes that the process of a cybertronian aging to death (also referred to as age-related burnout) is a relatively recent discovery. He also notes that many, both spiritual and scientific, still refused to "give up on this-this very seductive idea that we're immortal". Tailgate had been diagnosed with cybercrosis, a fatal condition that has been around since before Nova Prime's era but which Ratchet believes in this case was brought about by a combination of radiation and old age.
* [[Regeneration One]]: Although it takes eons, all Transformers eventually die of old age after being disconnected from the life-giving powers of [[Primus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

==Suicide==
{{quote|Do you realize how '''hard''' it is for a Cybertronian to die by his own hand? You can jump off a building, blow yourself up, cut off your own head - and you might still survive.|Chromedome, [[Before & After]]}}
Sometimes a Transformer kills himself for some reason, or tries to.
* Marvel comics
** Dirge and Nightbeat, rather than be eaten by the Swarm, self destructed.
* ''Beast Wars''
** Transformers can deliberately override the stasis lock protocols, even if this will result in death. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
** In the final battles, Depth Charge allowed himself to be blown up killing Rampage and Rampage let Depth Charge kill him {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}. [[Dinobot II]] let himself go down with the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
* ''Energon'': Galvatron, Starscream, and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] threw themselves into a sun and vaporized themselves. [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] and Demolishor may have also done this.
* ''Revenge of the Fallen'': Jetfire ripped out his entire spark housing for Optimus Prime to have enough power to kill The Fallen.

==Non-fatal deactivation==
{{quote|"You mean he's still alive?!" "No! But neither is he what you would term 'dead'!"|[[Spider-Man]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Prisoner of War!]]"|noquote=true}}

[[File:Zombiesbackfromthedead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Braiiiiiin mooooodulllllles....]]

For almost every single cause of death listed above, there's been one or more Transformers who have survived it, sometimes without so much as a period of unconsciousness.

In particular, "deactivation" is the Transformers equivalent of being in a coma. Numerous Transformers are seen to enter this state and eventually recover, such as the Autobots deactivated by Shockwave, {{storylink|The Last Stand}} who later were repaired. However, the line between death and deactivation is a blurry one. Sometimes the two words are used interchangeably, even in reference to characters who are later revived. Most of Starscream's Underbase victims were described as deactivated, and were sometimes lamented as "dead" while at other times were shown undergoing repairs. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} {{storylink|The Gathering Storm}}

"[[Stasis lock]]" would eventually give a more concrete name to the state of deactivation. The inert Transformers on the crashed Ark were retconned as being in stasis lock. Various ''Beast Wars'' characters would go into stasis lock to maintain their spark when their body had sustained too much damage from weaponsfire or energon absorption. ''Animated'' showed a crew of Autobots voluntarily entering protective stasis lock in anticipation of a crash landing.

Some of the quasi-fatal things which can cause a Transformer to "deactivate" include:

===Impact trauma===
Smashing into something usually knocks out a Transformer, but almost never actually kills them:
* The crew of the original [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] is deactivated when the ship crashes on Earth and lies inert for 4 million years {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)}} {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)}}
* Marvel comics: [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] falls to his "death", but is patched together and talking again in short order. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

===Decapitation===
[[File:Sentinelprimeanimatedhumiliated.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|In the movie continuity, this would've been fatal. In ''Animated'', it's just embarrassing.]]

{{bigquote|Anyone who can lop your head off in one blow is alright by me!|[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] jokes about [[Cloudburst]]'s near-death experience, "[[Recipe for Disaster!]]"}}

Like we said before, decapitation is sometimes fatal... and other times it isn't.
* Marvel comic:
** Optimus Prime was able to survive as just a head when Shockwave separated it from his body in an effort to get the Creation Matrix. {{storylink|The New Order}}
**[[Cloudburst]] was abruptly decapitated by sword, but was just fine after some repairs. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
* G1 cartoon: Optimus Prime was disassembled into his component parts, but functioned just fine as nothing more than a head once [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] connected a few wires. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}
* ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] survives having his head blasted or otherwise knocked off multiple times, {{storylink|Spider's Game}} {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Code of Hero}} and even put it back on himself one time. He even accidentally swapped heads with Megatron once. Megatron was not amused. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} And let's not even get started on how many times [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] has lost his head.
* [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]:
**[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] was just fine when one of the Reapers whacked his head off. (He didn't fare so well when another Reaper crushed his head with a boulder, however.) {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}
**[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s head was removed in an apparent suicide attempt; he survived because he was put back together in time, before his Spark had faded out.
* ''Animated'' cartoon: Decapitated victims of the ''Animated'' [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] rarely show any ill effects other than not having a body anymore. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}} {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}
* Movie Continuity:
**Frenzy survived his first decapitation by [[Mikaela Banes]].
**[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was said by [[Brains]] to have survived his decapitation in the Chicago battle, even after having an axe lodged right into his processor. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===Dismemberment===
{{quote|MY ARM!!!|Starscream, ''Revenge of the Fallen''}}
Transformers get ripped to pieces all the time, and recover from it:
* Marvel comic: Scorponok tears [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] to pieces. [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] slices [[Horri-Bull (G1)|Horri-Bull]] in half at the waist. Both are seen alive later on. {{storylink|Cold War!}}
* ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'': [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] is torn in half by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and is easily repaired. The same also happened to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].
* ''Revenge of the Fallen'': During a fierce battle, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] not only cut off [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]'s arm with an Energon blade, but he ripped off [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s arm with his bare hands, and proceeded to ''beat him with it''.

===Spark removal===
{{bigquote|His spark can't exist outside a living body!|[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], "[[Optimal Situation]]"}}

A Transformer's spark—their "soul", their living essence—can be removed from their body, or the body can be destroyed around them
* The destruction of Starscream's body, and his subsequent survival as a ghost, was eventually retconned to be his Spark enduring without a physical form. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} {{storylink|Possession}}
* ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: Tigatron and Airazor's sparks spent quite some time wandering around behind Tigerhawk, before combining and entering his body. {{storylink|Other Victories}}
* In the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon:
** Megatron de-sparked most of Cybertron's population and stored their sparks in a big barrel. Most were restored to bodies eventually. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
** Blackarachnia's spark wandered around bodiless for a time. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse}}
** Megatron himself, his spark in a depolarized state, wandered the surface of Cybertron without a body for a time. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}

The treatment of bodiless sparks in ''Beast Machines'' is seen by some fans as contradicting the canon established by ''Beast Wars'', particularly the quote above.

===Limbo===
Sometimes Transformers get shunted out of creation as we know it, and into various alternate, sub- and non-dimensions.
* Marvel comics:
** The [[trans-time dimensional portal]] crosses [[unspace]], "a bit of dimensional nothingness" where Ratchet and Megatron vanished and were believed dead. {{storylink|The Gathering Storm}}
** Transformers mass-displaced by time travel wind up in a formless dimension known as [[Limbo]].
* IDW comics: Megatron severely damaged Optimus Prime in battle and planned on finishing him off by crushing his [[Laser core|spark core]]. Optimus Prime feigned death by downloading his "consciousness" into his [[Combat Deck (G1)|trailer section]], causing his [[Brain Center|robot mode]] to appear dead. In the time it took for Prime's consciousness to transfer to his trailer, he briefly entered [[infraspace|limbo]], the transitional infraspace between life and death. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}}

==Resuscitation==
Robots are machines. They can be switched off, taken apart, blown to bits, and put back together. Ergo, in many continuities and cases, "death" is not nearly as permanent a condition as it is for us fragile fleshy types.

===Reconstruction===
[[File:PeoplePower-reprogrammed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

{{bigquote|I've done it! Optimus Prime lives!|[[Klementia|A random Quintesson]], "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]"}}

* Generation 1 cartoon: Optimus Prime was simply ''repaired'' back to life by a Quintesson. Some fixing of this and that, a burst of power, and boom, suddenly he was alive again. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
* Marvel comics: Optimus Prime's mind was encoded on a disk. After a new [[Powermaster]] body was constructed for him, the disk's contents were loaded into it, and Optimus Prime lived again. (One wonders why they couldn't make as many Optimus Primes as they pleased.) {{storylink|People Power!}}
* Movie continuity: The [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticons]] have [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s consciousness transferred to a [[Galvatron (AOE)|new body]] built by [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===Spark transfer===
Transferring a Transformer's spark into a new body constitutes a form of resurrection, particularly if the Transformer's previous body was destroyed.
* ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: Optimus Primal was restored to life when Rhinox managed to recall his spark from the Matrix, a special circumstance only enabled by a temporary window into transwarp space. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}
* ''Beast Machines'' cartoon: various Vehicon generals were brought to life by placing other Transformer's sparks into them.
* ''Armada'' cartoon: Smokescreen was shot through the chest at point blank range by the Requiem Blaster {{storylink|Sacrifice}} but his spark survived and was put into a new body. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}
* ''Energon'' cartoon: Inferno and Demolishor both had their bodies ''atomized''; however, their sparks both survived, and were placed into new bodies. (The upshot of all of this is that it's nigh-impossible to kill a Unicron Trilogy Transformer, unless they do it themselves.) {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}
* ''Animated'' cartoon: The spark of a dying [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] was placed into a new protoform body by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]; however, Yoketron consciously chose to let his life end, and expired anyway. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

==="Magical" substances===
* Marvel comics: The miraculous healing properties of Nucleon brought many Autobots back to life, as well as a few Decepticons. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}
* ''Energon'' cartoon: Megatron was revived by the all-encompassing power of energon, as was Unicron. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}

===Primus and Primus-related powers===
{{bigquote|Where the Last Autobot is concerned, even death, it would appear, is an abstract concept!|Optimus Prime explains his latest revival, "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"}}

Anything tied to the primordial life-force of the Transformers' god Primus tends to be a cure-all for death. This includes Primus himself, his various power-wielding avatars and servants, and the assorted Matrixes and Allsparks, all of which can deliver an infusion of the essence of life itself. In some continuities, this is parsed as a Transformer's spark being brought back out of the Allspark dimension.

[[File:RageInHeaven-HeroPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]

* In the Marvel comics:
** The [[Last Autobot]] was granted the power of recreation by Primus, which he used to raise numerous fallen Autobots from the battlefield. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)}}
** Optimus Prime was eager to find the lost Creation Matrix, stating that it would be able to restore many deactivated warriors to life. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}}
** Optimus Prime was restored to life by the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] after it had ingested the energies and knowledge of the Matrix. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
* In the movie continuity:
** The Allspark is shown repeatedly to be capable of restoring just about anything. Frenzy gets a whole new body from its power, Bumblebee temporarily gets his voice back, {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} and Megatron is restored to life by merely a fragment of it. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
** Optimus Prime was restored to life by the Matrix of Leadership, an Allspark-related talisman. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
** Sentinel Prime is revived after crash landing on the moon by the Matrix of Leadership courtesy of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
* Sam Witwicky was brought back alive by the Primes, a creation of [[Primus]].
* ''Beast Machines'' cartoon: [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s body was destroyed, but the AllSpark granted him the choice of uniting with it or being reborn. He chose the latter, and ''poof'', just walked right out of the Oracle bubble in a brand new version of his previous body. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}
* ''Armada'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was brought back to life by the power of the [[Mini-Con]]s after his body was disintegrated. {{storylink|Miracle}}
* "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]": [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] was resurrected when he and his gestaltmates were combined together and reborn by Primus into [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} Nexus Prime then brought [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] back from the other side of the Allspark and infused him with some of Primus's power to become Galvatron. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

===Zombies===
* Dude, [[zombie]]s!

==Immortality==
===Immortal sparks===
Certain sparks have mutant qualities that allow them to, potentially, exist forever.
* Starscream survived his death at the hands of Galvatron; this was later explained as him having a "mutant indestructible spark". {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} {{storylink|Possession}} {{storylink|Bad Spark}}
* [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] was created as an attempt to duplicate Starscream's immortal spark. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} He was eventually killed by [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], so the attempt may be seen as unsuccessful. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

===Other===
* [[Multiversal singularity|Multiversal singularities]] such as [[Unicron]] and [[The Fallen]] can be killed off in one dimension, only to still be alive and well in another (or many others), due to the varying properties of different dimensions (reverse-time dimensions, for example, are key to revival of the singularities).
* ''Animated'' [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] could not be killed so long as he retained his Allspark fragment embedded in his forehead.
* Denizens of the [[Dead Universe]] could essentially regenerate themselves out of nothing, no matter how much damage was inflicted on them. This ability appears to no longer apply, post-[[Expansion]], except when in direct proximity to the Dead Universe.
* Thunderwing's Pretender shell seemed to make him nearly invincible. At the very least, he was able to withstand incredible amounts of salvo and not even flinch.
* [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] can never completely die no matter what for some reason. It's probably because if he died, the universe wouldn't be able to inflict pain on him anymore.

==Out-of-fiction causes of character death==
===Drama / character culmination===
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfistaneurism.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I told you I was ill.]]
At its best, character death can be a moving plot development, the fruition of an ongoing character arc.
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] spent much of [[Simon Furman]]'s Marvel US run conflicted and doubting himself, and under the weight of his pre-Headmaster self's reputation. He finally got past this and took the fight to Unicron, dying in the process, his last words asking Optimus if he'd done good. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
* Suspecting that they would have to remove a character from the show, the writers of ''Beast Wars'' began planning for Dinobot's death several episodes ahead of time. Thus, when it came, it was the outcome of the character's own choices, flaws, and history, and played a crucial role in the show's plot. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
* Sunstreaker's death in ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' is intended to follow a similar style of arc... only it's missing the whole choices, flaws and history thing. Oh well!
* Optimus Primal's death(s) in ''Beast Machines'' are likewise the outcome of his own choices and character. {{storylink|End of the Line}} {{storylink| Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}} His death in ''Beast Wars'', by contrast, was more a moment of dramatic pathos — knowingly walking into danger, his enemy got the better of him. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}
* [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s death in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' is his main plot arc, quietly built up in the background since the first issue.

===Consequences of war===
[[File:Bulkhead Eradicon Darkness Rising 3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|His special large intestine! There's only one like it!]]
It's hard to take a war story seriously when nobody actually dies. The reality of war can be more readily portrayed when characters die. [[Generic]]s are particularly handy for this, allowing death to be shown while not removing primary characters (retail toys!) from the story. The results can range from high drama and pathos to numbingly pointless body counts.
* Impactor's death was used to drive home the threat of the Decepticons as well as the risks taken by the Autobots and their commanders. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
* The ''Generation 2'' book featured several deaths which drove home the realities of war. Most notably, Red Alert's destruction served to make Grimlock acutely aware of just how badly he'd screwed up. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}
* Pretty much every death in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' comes under this.
* [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] and [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] are all killed in their first ''Prime'' episodes, due to just plain bad luck in the first three cases and because of a deliberate Autobot killing in Makeshift's. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] are presented as sentient ''and'' as being killed by Autobots in large numbers. [[Jeff Kline]] famously said at the advent of ''Prime'' that all deaths would be final. While the rule applied to the majority of the series, it was happily ignored when it came time for the deaths of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who were all revived almost immediately after death (admittedly it took until the follow-up series to revive Optimus a second time, but let's face it, we're used to that by this point).

===Increased threat===
An enemy that kills is an enemy to be taken seriously. Thus a writer will frequently throw in some preliminary deaths to point out how seriously the bad guy should be treated.
* The generic who dies at the beginning of "[[City of Fear!]]" serves to show the zombies as a true life-threatening menace.
* Likewise for Runabout's death at the hands of the demons ; {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} knowing they can devour a Transformer makes the reader more concerned about the Dinobots' subsequent fate. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
* In "[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]", [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] makes corpses in practically every scene he's in!
* Cliffjumper in ''Prime'' was set up as a main character and then killed in five minutes, immediately putting the ''Prime'' Decepticons forward as a major threat.
* [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] is brutally hunted down and killed early into ''Age of Extinction'' by [[Cemetery Wind]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], to show what has befallen the majority of the Cybertronians on Earth (and the old cast from the first three films) and what will happen if the survivors are caught.

===Cast thinning===
Generation 1 stories were particularly notorious for acquiring gigantic casts as they rolled on, because of the franchise's longevity. A simple way to make things more manageable was simply to kill off large numbers of characters in battle.

* Examples are rife in the Marvel comics:
** The "[[Time Wars]]" storyline got rid of the [[Wrecker]]s and quite a few Decepticons as well.
** The [[Underbase Saga]] even more explicitly cleared out dozens of characters, leaving perhaps 2 dozen characters from each faction in the story.
** The battle with Unicron in "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]" likewise got rid of a lot of older characters, leaving the story free to concentrate on more of a core cast (and associated newer toy characters.)
* ''The Transformers: The Movie'' did this on a smaller basis. While only a handful of characters were actually killed off, many more cast members simply disappeared without explanation in the following season of the cartoon.
* [[Betrayal|Wreckers #2]] dealt with its oversized cast by killing off scads of characters right up front.

More recent stories - particularly those without the overriding imperative [[to sell toys]], such as the G1 IDW comics - have accepted that not every character must be constantly accounted for at all times or roll-called every issue, allowing larger casts to simply exist in the background until needed. Another alternative, particularly visible in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, is to give new bodies (based on corresponding new toys, of course) to existing characters, allowing them to continue promoting new toys across multiple seasons of the show.

===Character motivation===
A quick and easy way to create enmity between characters is for the antagonist to kill someone close to the protagonist.

* In Marvel's comics, [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]'s revenge plot against the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] is motivated by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s murder of [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}
* In ''Energon'', [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber ''nee'' Dagger]] swore revenge on [[Shockblast]] after the murder of his partner, [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlock]]. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} He then forgot to care about Shockblast later but, y'know, ''Energon'' story.
* In ''Prime'', [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee's]] conflict is down to Airachnid's murder of [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. {{storylink|Predatory}} She keeps throwing this in Arcee's face.

===Clear space for new toys===
{{main|To sell toys}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|(They also cease to appear on store shelves.)]]

Some fiction has an inherently limited capacity for characters. ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' are by far the most prominent examples; their CGI animation made character animation expensive and necessitated removing an old character before a new one could be brought in. But any medium can be susceptible to this toy-driven phenomena.
* The numerous casualties of "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]" were fairly explicitly removed from the story to make way for a wave of new toy/characters.
* Terrorsaur and Scorponok had to be removed — quickly — to make room for the two upcoming Fuzor characters, hence their sudden, blink-and-you-miss-it death in "[[Aftermath]]".
* Airazor and Tigatron were removed for similar reasons. When their plot was finally resolved, it was, surprise, via [[Tigerhawk|a new toy]]!

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==Fleshling death==
In general, ''Transformers'' fiction is pretty squeamish about showing the deaths of Earth's organic creatures. But it's a war, and sometimes it does happen. The out-of-universe reasons generally fall into three categories: Consequences of War, Emotional Pathos, and BLOOD IZ KEWL.

The various cartoons tend to show organic death the least, as they are most clearly aimed at, and easily accessible by, children. Comics tend to be less reluctant to show the impact of the Transformers' war on innocent lives, though the death rate varies by series. Latter-day Generation 1 books especially revel in high body counts, because squishing stupid humans is killer and awesome and radical and hardcore. Even the occasional [[Satellite of Doom|children's storybook]] has been known to off mass quantities of the dumb fleshies.

===Animal death===
[[File:MurderedPuppy02.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|One dead dog]]

[[File:Sparkwar3 Dead noble.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Two dead dogs]]

Cute little animals are almost always killed off for reasons of Emotional Pathos:
* A little girl's pet puppy named [[Pis]] barked at [[Wilder]] and was kicked so hard he died. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}}
* The [[Murdered puppy]] was shot down by the Decepticons after running away from Megatron's experiments. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] reminded [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] that [[The Fallen]] once shot down a ship full of [[Antilian bumble-puppy|Antilian bumble-puppies]]. (Decepticons have a thing for killing puppies.)
* The dog-like [[Noble (BM)|Noble]] was shot at by [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] because of his hatred for organics {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege}} and was later mourned by his "owner", [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}
* A stray shot from [[Tigatron]] accidentally caused an avalanche which killed his friend [[Snowstalker]]. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}
* "[[Law of the Jungle]]" also portrays the deaths of four different forest animals (a bug is eaten by a frog, which is eaten by a snake, which is taken off to be eaten by a bird. Later, an orange tiger kills an antelope). This is a rare "Consequences of War" example.
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] also once ate an eagle, {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}} while [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] ate a cute little rat, {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}} and nearly ate an antelope as well. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
* In order to save [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] had to fight a [[saber-toothed cat|saber-toothed tiger]] off a cliff, killing it. {{Storylink|Bad Spark}}
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] used [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]]'s shield to knock a spikey rock onto a giant spider effectively killing it. She later used [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]' axe to kill some new born baby spiders. {{Storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
* Human villain [[Trophy White]] had a grisly display of stuffed and mounted animal heads. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10|Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}
* A vulture was shot when [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] landed on Africa.
* [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] killed a friggin' elephant in Africa. (In the adaptation, at least.)
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===Human death===
[[File:Razorclawshootsahuman.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|This didn't happen much.]]
* Marvel US: The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original Marvel book]] ignored or glossed over human casualties, which were rarely if ever shown; the panel at right, from [[Toy Soldiers!|US #37]], shows a ''very'' unusual instance of a human dying right in front of us. One of the few human(oid)s to die on-panel was [[Galen Kord|Galen]], killed off to make way for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' was much more explicit about human death, as Bludgeon and later [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] attacked Earth for the purpose of inflicting casualties.
* Marvel UK: The UK-original stories were much less reluctant to show human death; within the first year or so, humans had died in Autobot-induced car wrecks and at the hands of mind-controlled Autobots.
* In ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'', after his revival on Earth, Megatron managed to gain control of Earth's nuclear arsenal and used it to push humanity to the brink of extinction. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} During that conflict, Megatron had some fun terrorizing the population with his army of zombie Decepticons. [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] tracked down and killed [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] Witwicky in a car wash; had he had his full faculties, he might have [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|appreciated the irony]]. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}
* In almost every US-aired cartoon series, humans essentially ''never'' die. Even ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', which features the city of [[Detroit]] getting smashed by robot battles virtually every week, never once mentions humans getting killed. And then ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' showed up.
** A human was shown slumped against a wall in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]", a victim of Soundwave, though it wasn't clear whether he was dead or merely unconscious.[[File:Convoy-kablooie.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|They'll, uh, be okay, maybe.]]
**When [[MECH|human terrorists]] are featured, they will often die. Piloted or driven vehicles explode and enemies are implied to be crushed. "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]" is the first of numerous examples.
** When Nemesis Prime attacks a military base in his [[Nemesis Prime (episode)|self-titled episode]], it's likely his rampage cost the lives of numerous soldiers.
** When the military attacked [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], its fusion cannons devastated the entire force, presumably killing them all.
**[[Silas|Cylas]] is the first human to die on-screen in Western Transformers animation, but not before thanking [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] for finally freeing him of his gruesome existence.
* Contemporary toyline-based comics (''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Energon]]'') seem to follow a similar policy, avoiding showing, only mentioning, human death.
* Japanese cartoons, by contrast, don't seem to mind showing human deaths (or [[Pis|dog deaths]], for that matter).
* The [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave G1 comics]] really thought it was totally awesome and cool and radical to kill off those stupid humans. Thus, they start off with Megatron smushing some stupid humans. More smushing and killing and blowing up follows. DIE, dumb stubbies, DIE!
* [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]] managed to avoid this for a long time, showing human death only when it was particularly integral to the plot... then ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' came down the pike. DIE, stupid fleshies, DIE!
* The live-action [[movie continuity]] implies a great deal of human death. ''Revenge'' mentions a body count of over 9,000 (don't even ''think'' about it), and massive damage is done during the battle of [[Mission City]], though little of it is shown on screen. And of course, the first film begins with Blackout wiping out an entire military base. A handful of humans are killed directly on-screen, most notably [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]]. Then of course we get to ''Dark of the Moon'', which has Decepticons laying siege to [[Chicago]], killing most of its citizens, including several being shot and exploding and disintegrating into just skulls ''directly in front of the camera''. That's not even mentioning [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], whose job it is to assassinate civilians, even if it means befriending their children to do it. Twisted.
** [[Dylan Gould]] was killed when he was shoved into [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime's]] space bridge generator, but given he was a villain it's not so much of a concern.
** [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam Witwicky]] was killed by Megatron but brought back to life by the Primes.
** [[Lucas Flannery]], in a bit of karmic retribution (for having tipped off [[Cemetery Wind]] to Optimus' location against Cade's wishes), gets fried by one of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s grenades and his mangled corpse is converted into ''[[Transformium]]''. [[James Savoy]] says his sister was a casualty of the Battle of Chicago, which he uses as an excuse to sadistically hunt and kill Autobots and their sympathizers. He ends up getting knocked out of a very high window by [[Cade Yeager]] for attempting to kill his family. Later, his boss, [[Harold Attinger]], is brutally gunned down by Optimus Prime when he tries to kill Cade for sympathizing with the Autobots. Additionally, [[Joshua Joyce]] tries to scramble paramedics to the scene of [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]'s rampage (much to Attinger's disgust), believing people were killed. And then there's the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] stomping through the densely crowded streets of Hong Kong. They certainly killed more people than Decepticons!
* The alternate timeline arc in Titan's Movie comic featured big wars on Earth and lots of destruction, clearly ''insinuating'' human death while not being explicit. The exceptions were in [[Transformers Comic issue 10|issue 10]], where [[NATO]] is said to be suffering losses of 11,506 and the [[France|Palais Bourbon]] is blown up when people are still clearly inside. Sam Witwicky, meanwhile, was stated to have died.
* Titan quite blatantly stated that the [[Free Men]] had caused great loss of life at an air base, a rare example of humans killing humans. In the same story, [[Robert Epps]] opened fire on militia men, which kinda implies he was killing them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10|Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}} Similarly, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] of all people was seen zapping humans at close range during a Decepticon attack; with no "oh it was a stun beam" handwave and the 'Cons not pulling punches, it sure seems like he's murdered 'em! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}
* In ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'', several [[Kiss Player]]s were seen being devoured by Legions.
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==Characters who die a lot==
* [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Dirge (G1)]] — the unlucky guy who gets [[:File:Dirge DeathSerpentor.jpg|killed]] [[:File:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|off]] [[:File:Dirge DeathTimelines.jpg|in]] [[:File:Dirge DeathUnicron.jpg|many]] [[:File:Dirge DeathArmada.jpg|continuities]]
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] — the unlucky guy who gets killed over and over in the same continuity, but doesn't seem to mind.
* [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] — the unlucky guy from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' who gets sliced, diced, and fricasseed every other episode only to be fully functional in time to get [[Slag (slang)|slagged]] ''again''. But he never actually dies.
* [[Cy-Kill (disambiguation)|Cy-Kill]] — a Go-Bots character transferred to many Transformers comics just to be killed off violently, for no other reason than the lolz of ending his toyline, his universe, and finally his life... repeatedly.
* [[Sentinel Prime (G1)]] — the unlucky [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] [[:File:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|who]] [[:File:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|must]] [[Megatron Origin issue 4|die]].
* [[Starscream (Animated)]] — the unlucky guy that constantly gets killed, decapitated, or maimed by others, only to be brought back to life, thanks to a fragment of the [[AllSpark]] embedded in his forehead.

==See also==
* [[Transformer funerary practices]]
* [[To sell toys]]

[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

M.T.O.

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:''M.T.O.s or Made to Order Soldiers are a type of [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''

'''Made to Order Soldiers''' are soldiers who were [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] by either [[Autobot High Command|Autobot]] or [[Decepticon High Command]] from a stockpile of [[spark]]s in response to numerous military campaigns. They are named after the military campaign that precipitated their creation.

Known M.T.O.'s include:
{{collist|2|
*[[Ammo]]
*[[Ambulon (G1)|Ambulon]] of Operation Split Infin--
*[[Biteback]]
*[[Dipstick]] of [[Operation: Doom Patrol]]
*[[Brainstorm|Genitus]] of [[Operation: Solar Storm]]
*[[Getaway]] of the [[Corcapsia Incursion]]
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] of [[Simanzi Massacre|Simanzian Dawn]]
*[[Scattergun]] of the [[Vorsk Offensive]]
}}

{{bigquote|'''Three steps''', [[Nautica]]: "from '''thaw to war''' in under an hour."|Skids, [[Twenty Plus One]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Before they were sent into battle, M.T.O.s had to go through a ten-step educational program that ensured that they had sufficient knowledge. As the war progressed, this was eventually cut down to eight steps, and then to just three: everything to do with Cybertron's culture was stripped out and the test merely checked if they could fit. A sarcastic [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] puts this down to callousness, the M.T.O.s being seen as cannon fodder by High Command and not worth teaching to read.

An M.T.O. is a hundred times more likely to have a mystical vision than any other Transformer; Ratchet attributes this to their senses being forced into action too early, neurologically running before they can walk.

Ammo (ten-steps) was constructed in response to an attack on K'th Kinsere, whilst Riptide (eight-steps) was constructed as a [[Hydrobot]] in response to an event called the [[Forced Flood]].

With members of the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew disappearing rapidly, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] attempted to link the victims by method of construction. Despite it being unnecessary, Getaway revealed to everyone else present that he was a M.T.O., constructed in response to the [[Corcapsia Incursion]]. This prompted the other M.T.O.s on the [[Rodpod]] (Ammo, Dipstick, and Riptide) to reveal the events that led to their own creation. The number of M.T.O.s on the ship made Nautica muse that a lot of Autobots owed their lives to Megatron. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Ambulon was a known Decepticon M.T.O., but neither the exact campaign for which he was created nor what kind of educational program he might have received are known. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

==Notes==
*While getting his snark on, Skids says M.T.O.s have a three-minute life expectancy. This is ''probably'' an exaggeration.

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 subgroups]]

Arcee (G1)

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:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:ArceeG1-2010storypage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|These aren't high heels, they just forgot to finish building my feet.]]
Most make the mistake of noticing only '''Arcee'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Female Transformer|gender]], but these first impressions are quickly expanded upon. Arcee is a merciless and deadly warrior who's an expert in hand-to-hand combat and one of the best sharpshooters on record. The reason for her ferocity is how much she cares for her fellow Autobots and especially the [[human]]s they protect. She knows how fragile her organic companions are, and she's equally aware of the evils the [[Decepticon]]s are capable of. Peers such as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] may be more durable than the humans, but she no less fights to defend them as well. They get in plenty of trouble, so someone has to be the level-headed one. (Some believe Arcee has a [[Transformer romance|romantic]] attraction to either of those two, but that depends on who and when you ask.)

If concern for her friends is her strength, it's regrettably also her weakness. If anything would happen to, say, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], she might just completely lose it. And she may be quick, but she's not very strong.

She's also [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s "[[Relatives|great-aunt]]".

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Susan Blu]] (English), [[Masako Katsuki]] (Japanese, ''2010''), [[Yōko Kawanami]] (Japanese, ''The Movie''), [[Atsuko Yuya]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Carmen Sheila]] (Portuguese), [[Christine Stichler]] (German, ''The Movie TV Dub''), [[Irene Oberrauch]] (German, Season 3 & 4)}}

[[File:Springerarceecmonwoman.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"I bet you Hot Rod is the Chosen One." "What? He's cute, but ''please''." "Okay, if I'm right, you have to date me instead." "You're on!"]]

During the assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] Arcee was instrumental in helping [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] transform the fortress to repel the [[Decepticon]] invaders, buying precious time for reinforcements and likely saving many lives. She was among the few Autobots to survive [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s savage blitz on the city and to form the small army sent to engage the planet eater, [[Unicron]], who was threatening [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at the time. Although she was nearly left behind when Unicron's minion [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] attacked, she, along with Autobot leader [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and his small attack force managed to hold their own against the villain long enough to befriend the citizens of the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], reunite with their lost Autobot comrades, and fight their way into the depths of Unicron where [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was finally able to open the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and kill the giant foe.

[[File:ArceeTFMovie.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|She, uh, meant to flood the tunnel.]]

Throughout the entire affair, one of Arcee's top priorities was the protection and care of young [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], a human friend of Hot Rod who had wound up on the adventure with her. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Arcee’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]” and the storybook “[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

After the Matrix chose Hot Rod to become the new leader of the Autobots, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], Arcee remained as one of his closest soldiers. She helped fight a surprise attack on the first [[Galactic Olympics]]. When Ultra Magnus, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] were discovered missing, she and Springer took off after the perceived kidnapper. Although they were successful in capturing their quarry, the [[Skuxxoid]], and taking [[Rockeroid|his ship]], he deceived them about the identity of his employer. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} This still turned out to be beneficial as they arrived in time to save Rodimus Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from being pummeled by a mob of Decepticons. When Rodimus learned that the [[Quintesson]]s were the real ones behind the kidnapping, she partook in the rescue mission on [[Quintessa]], saving Magnus, Kup and Spike seconds before the planet was detonated. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

She, along with the others, was sent by the explosion to the planet of [[Goo 8739B]] where they were stranded until the Junkions were called in to salvage them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Although she was only briefly seen in the aftermath, it was assumed she returned to Cybertron with the others, and fought when Galvatron waged a full-scale assault on the planet. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Arcee was among the small group of Autobots that managed to stop a Quintesson plot to use the resurrected body of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] as a sort of sleeper agent to lure the rest of the Autobots into a trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} She was also seen among the other Autobots cheering when Unicron's plan to connect himself to Cybertron failed. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (episode)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[File:ArceeDepth.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|With this, she won't ''need'' to be a sharpshooter!]]
Later she accompanied a squad sent after Galvatron and his troops who had broken into a secret chamber on Cybertron. This too would turn out to be a Quintesson trap. This time, the Decepticons were fooled into releasing the Quintessons’ dangerous experiments, the [[Trans-Organic]]s, and their most powerful member The [[Dweller]], a giant energy leech that turned all Transformers into energy vampires. After trying to fight off both Galvatron and the Dweller in the dark tunnels, only she and Ultra Magnus were able to escape and warn Rodimus Prime and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] in time to stop the Dweller and turn the other Transformers back to normal. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}
[[File:OnlyHumanlineup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Alpha 5, I need four fully-grown adults with attitude.]]

She, along with Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Springer became the targets of crime lord [[Victor Drath]] after busting one too many of his operations. With the help of [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], the four Autobots were captured. Their minds were transferred from their bodies into the forms of [[synthoid]] humans. They managed to escape disposal by Drath’s men, and Arcee eventually made it back to Autobot City in an attempt to warn their comrades that their former bodies were going to be used to blow up the city. Being an unrecognizable human, no one believed her, and she was locked in a detention cell instead. Luckily when Ultra Magnus and Springer managed to foil Drath's plan all four Autobots were subsequently returned to their rightful bodies. {{storylink|Only Human}}

[[File:HeadmasterDanielRebirth1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Daniel has two mommies.]]
The almost maternal connection between Daniel and Arcee was a powerful one, which was only strengthened some time later when Galvatron tried his most ambitious plan. Using the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|Key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Galvatron tried to release its destructive power. Arcee, along with Hot Rod, Kup, and a large Autobot crew, managed to snatch the key away and escaped to the far off planet of [[Nebulos]]. There, they became embroiled in the Nebulons' struggle for freedom against their own oppressors, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. In an effort to combat both the Hive and the Decepticons that had tracked them down, the Autobots and the Nebulons agreed to become partners and developed the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[Targetmaster]] processes. Having been critically injured trying to save her from [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], Arcee chose Daniel to partner with as he now needed an [[exosuit]] to survive and was her ”dearest friend”. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

[[Binary bonding|Binary bonded]], the two proved quite effective in combat as did all the Autobots and, later, Decepticons who became Headmasters and Targetmasters. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} Trying to escape with the key, Arcee and Daniel were captured by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and held prisoner until Spike and [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] were able to break them out of the Decepticon City just before it was blown out into the deep reaches of space by a blast of energy from the Plasma Energy Chamber. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in the Japanese timeline as detailed above, except the events of season 3 are pushed back to 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the timeline.}}

=====MC Axis comic=====
[[File:Arcee-modelkit.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|"My hair! He shot my hair! Son of a bitch..."]]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], following a devastating battle, [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] observed their enemies retreating and presumed that things would be quiet for a while. Suddenly, they were attacked from behind by a massive [[Decepticon]]. Arcee immediately saved them by killing the villain with a single shot. Arcee reminded the two Female Autobots that war is especially tough on females. They then pondered whether danger is tripled when three beautiful women are involved. {{storylink|The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|The Transformers: Arcee}}

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
In the divergent [[universal stream]] of Primax 903.0 Beta, splintered off from the mainstream timeline when the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] altered history, Arcee was selected to participate in the [[Timaeus Project]], an Autobot experiment to breach super-dimensional space being carried out on the urging of the mysterious [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Protector]], a disembodied spark from the future. Arcee's consciousness was transferred into a [[Binaltech]] body, and after saying goodbye to the Protector, she began her objective: driving in around an accelerator track while a chip in her cerebro-circuitry helped focus her thoughts towards breaching "superspace". Just as she succeeded in opening a rift into higher-dimensional space, however, a Decepticon attack led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] struck Autobot City. Fearing for the safety of the Protector and the future he represented, Arcee recklessly attempted to go to his rescue, leaping off the track without taking the proper slowdown procedures. Arcee's body was crushed by undissipated kinetic energy, but in her unconscious state, the Protector's spark contacted her, and told her that he was unimportant: it was the Timaeus Project and its researchers who had to be saved. 38 seconds later, Arcee awoke, her spark having been automatically transferred to a spare S-2000 Binaltech unit, and she fulfilled the Protector's wishes, saving the project's human workforce and the [[Alternium|strange object]] that had passed through the rift she had opened. Alas, this allowed Shockwave's agents to capture the Proctor's spark, and bring it to Decepticon leader [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 3}}

When Nemesis Prime resurfaced in Australia, the Autobots confronted him. As Ultra Magnus and the others assaulted the Decepticons directly, Arcee managed to free the Protector from the villains' clutches. The liberated Protector then merged with Optimus Prime, giving him the strength to defeat his evil counterpart. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms'' manga=====
[[File:Arcee2010MangaBoogie01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|She's supposed to be ''running''. Seriously.]]
After receiving an SOS signal, Arcee and the Autobots responded to aid the humans. Their rescue efforts were interrupted by Galvatron and the Decepticons, but Rodimus Prime managed to defeat their enemies, and the Autobots flew the refugees to safety. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

On another occasion, Arcee and her friends were confronted with five copies of the lost Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. They eventually uncovered Galvatron directing the "[[Megatron Corps]]", and destroyed his drones. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 2|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #2}}

Arcee was also present when Ultra Magnus gave a tour of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to a group of human children. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3}}

She was present on the planet [[Feminia]] during the Decepticon invasion of the world, as well. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Yōko Kawanami]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Hmep3 arcee cries.jpg|thumb|225px|Blurr cares not for your pain, woman!]]
In 2011, Arcee was stationed at the Autobots' secondary command post on the planet [[Athenia]] when Cybertron's mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] began to destabilize, threatening the planet and opening it up to an attack by Decepticons and their new "Headmaster" warriors. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} She remained there with Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] to hold down the fort while the other Autobots joined the battle on Cybertron, and watched from afar as an object that they believed to be a star also headed for the planet. The "star" was in actuality the colossal spaceship the Maximus, carrying the Autobot Headmasters from their homeworld of planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], and with their added strength, the Autobot forces were able to rout the Decepticons. While Optimus Prime headed into Cybertron's depths to try and stabilize the computer, Arcee helped welcome the Autobot Headmasters to Athenia, and again remained on the planet with Kup and Blurr while most of the other Autobots began searching for the missing Matrix of Leadership on Earth, required to bring Vector Sigma under control. Arcee wept when news of [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]'s death during the quest reached Athenia. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Lack of any further news put Blurr on edge, and Arcee was trying to get him calm down before he drove her nuts when Autobot Headmaster commander [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] announced that he was going to Cybertron to try to help Optimus Prime. Arcee and the others went with him, helping to monitor Vector Sigma while he followed Prime into Cybertron's catacombs. Ultimately, the Matrix was recovered and used to stabilize Vector Sigma, but not before Optimus Prime perished once more, leaving Hot Rod—now Rodimus Prime again—as leader. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[File:Headmasters threestooges.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]
Arcee, Kup and Blurr counselled Rodimus Prime on how to deal with the Decepticons' newest weapon, the [[Madmachine]]; Arcee put both Blurr and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] in their place for underestimating the threat. She then watched as Fortress used the technology of Master to resurrect Blaster as Twincast. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} A little later, Arcee relayed a report from Fortress about the Decepticon conquest of planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] to Rodimus. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Later still, she helped track the trajectory of the Decepticons' newest space-borne weapon, the meteorite [[Metamorphose]], and assured Daniel that Fortress's battleship would be able to deal with it before it posed any thread to Athenia. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Receiving a distress call from the planet [[Praum]], Arcee conferred with Kup and Blurr on what to do, since Rodimus himself was on Earth checking up on a report of a new energy discovery. While the Autobot Headmasters went to investigate Praum, Rodimus radioed in that the energy report was a fake, prompting Arcee to re-examine the report and discover it had been given by hypnotised victim of the Decepticon Headmaster [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. Realising the energy report was a distraction, Rodimus headed for Praum and saved the Autobot Headmasters from the ambush waiting for them there. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Chromedome started to develop a crush on Arcee, and the other Headmasters made fun of him by comparing Arcee's looks to the [[Statue of Liberty]]'s. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[File:Hm11 arcee handsonhips.jpg|thumb|225px|Yeah, you'll be seeing this a lot if you get married, and it'll always be while you're trying to watch football.]]
When the Decepticons launched another major attack on Cybertron in order to seize control of the new alloy [[cybertonuron]] that Vector Sigma had created, Arcee rushed to the planet to join the battle, though she and Kup were held up by having to stop and pull Blurr out of a chair he'd gotten stuck in. The trio watched as Rodimus and Galvatron battled. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Unfortunately, the Autobots did not reckon with Decepticon Headmaster leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who used [[plasma energy]] bombs to destroy Cybertron, rather than allow Galvatron to obtain the cybertonuron. Rodimus Prime decided to leave leadership to Fortress while he departed to search space for a new homeworld for the Transformers, and Kup and Blurr volunteered to go along with him; Arcee expressed her desire to join them, but Rodimus instructed her to stay behind to look after Daniel and Wheelie. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[File:Hm11 chromedome arcee dance.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Boy is ''her'' gaydar off.]]

Arcee was downcast by these turns of events, but tried to encourage Wheelie and Daniel to keep their spirits up. They all attended a party to commemorate the completion of the joint Autobot-human project, the [[Sol 1]] satellite, at which Arcee slow-danced with Chromedome, surprised at his skill. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Arcee later helped to monitor the mysterious Decepticon-controlled planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]] {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} and alerted Fortress to the appearance on Athenia of [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

When Fortress departed Athenia to join a battle on Mars, Carly worried for the safety on Daniel, and Arcee assured her he would be fine. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} During the fight on Mars, Fortress was hit by a blast of energy by the Decepticons that drained all his power, and Arcee desperately tried to raise him on the communications channel. She analyzed the energy that had struck him, identifying it as plasma energy, and realized that the Decepticons planned to destroy Mars in order to generate more of it. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}} Unbelievably, the villains succeeded in the goal, and Arcee joined with Spike and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in scanning the planetary debris to assess the damage the planet's destruction had caused to the solar system. After they reported their findings to Fortress, a strange new phenomenon appeared on Athenia: Daniel and Wheelie saw a UFO! Arcee filled Fortress in on the mystery sighting, and travelled with the Autobot Headmasters to watch as Daniel tried communicating with the strange visitor via music. Chromedome was particularly honored to drive alongside Arcee, and got a thrill out of seeing her transform. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

[[File:Hm18 arcee memo.jpg|thumb|225px|"So, yeah, this is basically all I do now."]]

Arcee was the first to speak out in favour of offering aid to the energy-depleted planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], and gathered information on the Autobots' energon stockpiles in order to verify the energy could be spared. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} Soon after, Arcee used [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] to send a request from Spike to Galvatron about the unlikely possibility of the two factions uniting in a new energy research programme... and received a surprised response in the positive! Unfortunately, the negotiations proved to be a Decepticon distraction, granting the rest of the villains time to depart on an interplanetary energy-plundering quest. Once the Autobots discovered they had been duped, they set off in pursuit of their foes across space; Arcee accompanied them, helping to look after Daniel and Wheelie on the trip. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

[[File:Hm19 nurse arcee.jpg|left|thumb|225px|"Hey you look a lot like..." "Riderman? Yeah, I get that a lot."]]

The Autobots discovered that the Decepticons' first target was the planet [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] when they found a damaged ship and an injured soldier from the planet floating in space. Arcee did her best to save the soldier's life with the Maximus's medical equipment, but his wounds were to severe. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} Next, the Decepticons went after the planet [[Twin Star|Sperity]]; Fortress instructed [[Brainstorm]] to take Arcee, Daniel and Wheelie to Sperity's barren twin [[Twin Star|Toruin]] where they could be safe until the fighting was over. However, the quartet discovered that most of Sperity's population had evacuated to a subterranean city on Toruin, and Arcee was forced to volunteer herself as a "hostage", remaining on Toruin as a show of good faith while Brainstorm went to pass this important information on to the Autobots on Sperity. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}

Arcee's image was programmed into one of Daniel's video games as a hapless damsel who had to be saved from sprites of the Decepticon Headmasters. Fortunately, she didn't take any offense at this, and happily watched Daniel play the game, complimenting him on his marksmanship. Soon after, the Autobots saved the injured [[Beastformer]] [[Tekna]] from the planet Darhos, and Arcee monitored his vitals as Chromedome tried and failed to save his life. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} Arcee then joined the Autobots in traveling to planet [[Paradise]], {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and [[Pirate Planet]], but just really stood around on the Maximus and didn't do much. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} She carried on doing nothing after the Autobots returned to Athenia {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} and even took the time to advocate that ''others'' do nothing as well, such as when she had Spike refrain from contacting Fortress in the face of a diversionary Decepticon attack. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} She spent most of the time that immediately followed sitting at a monitor, either sending communications or overseeing Fortress's telekinetic surgery on an injured Spike. She finally got off her butt to tell a benched Chromedome that Fortress was in trouble in a battle on Earth, but fortunately, Chromedome had just deduced the location of Scorponok's weak spot and left Arcee in charge on Athenia while he headed off to pass the info on. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

[[File:Hm27 ambassador arcee.jpg|thumb|"Weren't you a little taller the last time we met?" "Shut up."]]

Fortress's victory over Scorponok forced the Decepticons off of Earth, leaving the Autobots to begin clean-up operations and restore the damage done to the planet. Arcee was appointed Spike's aide in his meeting with the [[United Nations]], working to help co-ordinate the relief effort; their first endeavour was the destruction of the Decepticons' abandoned Earth headquarters. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} Despite these new duties, however, Arcee still joined with the other Autobots in travelling to the planet Master when word reached them that Scorponok had withdrawn there and was causing chaos. She put her medical knowledge to work again treating the wounds of Chromedome's old friend [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]]. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} She proceeded to do absolutely nothing for the entirety of the remainder of the Autobots' time on the planet, but she sure did a good job of sitting silently in a chair. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

Arcee's massively importantly contribution to the Autobots' return flight to Earth was reminding Daniel and Wheelie to wear their seatbelts. Soon after touching down on the planet, Arcee received a report that an airliner carrying Spike and Carly had crashed in the Andes, prompting Daniel and the Headmasters to head to the rescue. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} She then ''finally'' stepped back on to the battlefield for the first time in ages when she joined all the other Autobots in a climactic final battle with the Decepticons at the North Pole. She united her energies with her team-mates, funnelling them through the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]], super-charging Fortress Maximus and giving him the strength to destroy Scorponok's [[transtector]]. This victory finally led the Decepticons to flee Earth for good, and Arcee stood stoically by Fortress and the other Headmasters as they bid Spike, Carly and Daniel goodbye, before heading into space to carry on the fight. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
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====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|They're not men, Arcee. Transformers have no gender. We've been over this!]]
Arcee was constructed by the Autobots in an alternate future 1995 as a good-will attempt to placate [[Feminist mob|angry feminists]] who thought that they were "sexist" for having no women in their group. After trying multiple times to explain that Autobots, being robots, had no gender, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered and ordered the creation of a new Autobot who would meet the humans' demands for sexual equality. However, when Arcee was unveiled at a public ceremony, her pink, skinny and curvaceous form enraged the very audience Prime intended to placate. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Horri-Bull (G1)|Horri-Bull]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] immediately attacked, looking to crush the "secret weapon" that was promised. Prime warned Arcee to stay back, lest she get hurt in battle, but the female Autobot, rightfully annoyed at the Autobots' lack of faith in her equal ability, singlehandedly forced the Decepticons into a retreat. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] thought that was pretty hot. The feminists were enraged beyond words. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}}

[[File:Arceehotrodspacepirates.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Y'know, Arcee, if you'd stop running pigeon-toed, maybe we'd be out of here by now.]]
Arcee and Hot Rod became quite friendly, but with his ascension to Prime status in 2006, they began to drift apart. She was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth and got bored by her duties. The [[Quintesson]]s attacked in 2008, stringing out the city's population to the wall and using a wounded Arcee as bait to attract Rodimus; when he tried to use the Matrix to heal her, they stole it and he reverted to Hot Rod. Despite her injuries, she assisted him in awakening [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and devastating the Quintesson fleet. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

In 2009, Arcee tracked down [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on Earth, where they were planning to use a laser bore to leech energy right from the [[Earth's core|planet's core]]. Joining a small Autobot detachment, they destroyed the drill and returned to Autobot City to face the greater threat: a timestorm that threatened 20 years of history with destruction. As Galvatron had spent months back in the 20th century, the universe was unraveling from the anomaly.

[[File:TimeWars3-ArceeDinobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Dinobots 1, Chivalry 0]]

Arcee, Rodimus and several other Autobots traveled back in time to 1989 in order to retrieve the Decepticon villain. Unfortunately, the Autobots of that day mistook them for imposters and tried to kill them. Arcee was nearly mauled to death by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] before [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] explained that they were actually travelers from the future. Even more unfortunately, Galvatron had acquired some allies in the past: Scourge, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], and the mighty [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]]. She joined [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in trying to triple-team Megatron, but was only swatted aside like a bothersome insect. Arcee survived, however, and managed to take a few cheap shots at Galvatron later on in the fight. Eventually, the timestorm asserted itself on the battle, and consumed Galvatron utterly, ending the temporal distortion. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Arcee and the Autobots returned to their time only to find it had reset so Galvatron never time-jumped and had instead conquered Cybertron. Their resistance movement was quickly crushed, and the Autobots were forced to leave their homeworld. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} Arcee joined a hundreds-strong Autobot team in fleeing to Earth to regroup. When the Matrix-imprisoned [[Unicron]] possessed Rodimus, Arcee showed a more ruthless side in being the only one of the Autobots to advocate using lethal force on him. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void}} {{storylink|White Fire}} As Unicron would go on to possess Rodimus again and devastate Cybertron in 2010—an event she witnessed—her ruthless attitude appears to have been the right one all along. Yes, Rodimus Prime managed to contain Unicron again, but at what price...? {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

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====''Regeneration One''====
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Hot Rod, sent on a journey through time and space via [[Primus]], was sent to Junkion, and came across the deceased crew of an Autobot shuttle. One of the victims was Arcee. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

{{note|Her only other appearances in the Marvel U.S. comics were in their [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Transformers: The Movie]] adaptation ("[[The Planet-Eater!]]", "[[Judgment Day!]]", and "[[The Final Battle!]]"), and a profile in issue #4 of ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]''. All stuff out-of-continuity with the US storyline.}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
Arcee was part of the crew of an Autobot ship that was studying the Universe. She asked Springer to make note of a specific star. After being hit by meteors, they were forced to make landfall on the nearby Junk planet. There, she helped Springer and Perceptor fix the ship, until the native Junkions attacked them. The fighting stopped when Kup arrived on-world, and used the universal greeting to calm down the Junkions. Now friends, the Junkions and the Autobots worked together to fix the damaged ship. Arcee and the Autobots then blasted off and went on their way. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

===''Big Looker Storybook'' continuity===
[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Look, Dinobots, do you get along with Arcee or not?]]
Kup led Hot Rod, Arcee, and the Dinobots on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on Cybertron's second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and the ship crashed on a planet. Everyone landed safely, but Kup recognized the place. It was the planet [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed there earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

===Coloring books===
Arcee didn't get a seat during a meeting and later shot at Decepticons. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===Beast Era===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
After digging his way out from underneath a sudden rockslide caused by an unexpected energy surge from a damaged [[stasis pod]], Rattrap demanded to know what in the name of his [[Relatives|great aunt]] Arcee was going on. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

====3H comics====
{{note|The following takes place during the [[Beast Era]], specifically its cartoon continuity, which took from both the original cartoon and the Marvel Comics. However, these stories seem to be written to be specifically taking place solely after the events of the original cartoon.}}

{{bigquote|I liked her better when she had that kid in her head.|[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]|"[[Betrayal]]"}}

[[File:Arceedeparturemourns.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Gothy 'cuz all her toys get canceled.]]
During a battle against a horde of killer [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] (now an adult) sacrificed their lives to end the threat. The death of Daniel took a serious toll on Arcee, who became reclusive, preferring to sit alone with images of her former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]]. Over time, she slipped away from her friends entirely, disappearing within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After an unspecified event, she took on the form of a techno-organic spider, and learned the skills of both [[Crystalocution]] and the previously lost art of [[Tekkaido]]. She strongly believed that she had premonitions of her friends' deaths before they would happen, and this knowledge had driven her insane. She hid herself away, hoping to spare herself the pain of experiencing this phenomenon.

[[File:Arceedeparturespider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty fa— well, just don't underestimate me, okay?]]
Hundreds of [[stellar cycle]]s later, when [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from [[Earth]]'s past and conquered Cybertron with his army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], Arcee's solitude spared her from the onslaught. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], now known simply as Rodimus, had helped form a new team of [[Wrecker]]s and wished to enlist Arcee. But Arcee rejected his offer as she was still too embittered by her experience, though she was touched by the Wrecker [[Fractyl (BW)|Fractyl]]'s words. Rodimus's Wreckers were followed by Megatron's new Vehicon generals, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], causing a battle that resulted in Fractyl's near-death. Refusing to lose another, Arcee used her spark to save Fractyl, also reformatting him into a Transmetal body. Arcee agreed to depart with the rest of the Wreckers, and she and Fractyl assisted them in defeating a vast Vehicon army in order to reach an old [[Autobot shuttle]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

But the Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] had snuck aboard their ship and attacked some of their group. Arcee and the others raced to the rescue, and Arcee was quickly felled by Devcon, despite his new, smaller Vehicon body. After things were sorted out, Arcee tended to Fractyl, whose new Transmetal form was wildly unstable. At Arcee's insistence, [[Apelinq]] created a crude medical bot, [[CatSCAN]], to assist Fractyl's recovery. Arcee was oddly unable to foresee the deaths of [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], a result of a yet-unknown saboteur amongst their ranks, as she happily watched CatSCAN discover himself while working on Fractyl. Their ship set down on their [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]-given destination, the remote planet of [[Akalo|Archa Nine]]. Arcee stayed behind with a few others to repair damage to their ship by their mysterious saboteur, who turned out to be fellow Wrecker [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Cyclonus stole the [[Divine Light]], the artifact the Wreckers were searching for, and returned to his true master, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Just like old times, but smaller.]]
Arcee blamed herself, as she hadn't been able to foresee death since she saved Fractyl. Demoralized, Arcee and the Wreckers left Archa Nine and headed to another planet at the insistence of their divinely-inspired leader, [[Primal Prime]]. They landed on a small icy planet, and a small scout team, including Arcee, was sent to investigate. After searching for hours, they stumbled upon [[Al-Badur]], a [[Quintesson]] scientist. Arcee immediately readied her weapon, as she and Rodimus had had enough of the Quintessons for several lifetimes, but Primal Prime asked her to lower them. Al-Badur was a somewhat welcome source of information regarding their quest, and before they could leave the planet with him, they were under attack by a horde of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] sent by Cryotek. Arcee and Rodimus quietly bonded as they battled the Sharkticons; it was just like old times. Slowly but surely, Arcee's demeanor had lightened. After the Sharkticons were defeated, Al-Badur explained their problem. The Divine Light was an ancient Quintesson piece of technology that allowed them to tap directly into the power of [[Primus]], and now Cryotek had it! {{storylink|Disclosure}}

But when they returned to Cybertron, it had changed during their absence into a [[technorganic]] paradise by the [[Great Reformatting]]. Quintessons had seized the opportunity to invade the planet, but Primal Prime assured Arcee and the others that Cryotek was their only concern. Primal Prime, Apelinq, [[Ramulus]] and [[Tigatron]] left them to find Cryotek, leaving Arcee and the others to take their injured to safety before joining the counterattack forces on the ground. Instead, their shuttle took heavy damage and was descending in a ball of fire and smoke. Arcee, grabbing Fractyl's body and what life support she could, abandoned ship with the rest. Disregarding Primal Prime's orders, Arcee suggested they find Cryotek and help the other Wreckers defeat him. Descending into the layers of Cybertron, they met [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], who joined them on their journey.

Finding the battleground between Cryotek and [[Sentinel Maximus]] (the combined form of Apelinq and Primal Prime, newly merged by Primus), Arcee reluctantly set aside Fractyl and his life support to join the fight. She helped Devcon defeat Cryotek's mutated pet [[Chro]], using her weblines to hold the monster still so the bounty hunter could shoot at it. But Cyclonus and Rodimus had disappeared beneath some rubble, so Arcee, Fractyl (who had been magically repaired by Tigatron expending all of his [[Vok]] powers) and the others went digging for him... and instead found [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]... and Arcee's nephew, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. They avoided each other's glance awkwardly.

They found Rodimus, but he was in rough shape, having fought nearly to the death with Cyclonus. Arcee and the others agreed to follow Al-Badur's instruction in defeating Cryotek, and helped direct the battle between Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek to a chamber deep within Cybertron. Arcee asked Fractyl to keep on Rodimus, who was extremely weak. Their group arrived in the desired chamber, but Arcee had a bad feeling about the place. It seemed familiar. She recognized it too late. It was a Quintesson banishment chamber, and Al-Badur had activated the containment shield within, locking Sentinel Maximus, Cryotek, and himself inside a forcefield bubble that fed into a strongly gravitational portal into nothingness. To Arcee's initial horror, despite her pleas, Rodimus stood up to deal with the situation. She knew that his next action would kill him in his weakened state, but after his assurances, she resigned herself to the outcome. Rodimus and Cheetor, both [[Matrix Templar]]s, used their skills to drain Cryotek of his Primus-stolen powers. As expected, this was too much for Arcee's long-time friend, and though they succeeded in saving Cybertron, Rodimus was dead.

But death isn't an ending, she realized. It was just another change. "And change is what we do." Arcee and Fractyl gathered his body to take it to a secret burial ground that Arcee knew of. She promised that this time, she wouldn't disappear forever. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Before the war, Arcee worked in a hazardous materials treatment plant. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} She became a member of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s underground rebellion team headquartered in the [[Wastelands]] during the reign of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She was regarded as one of the team's odd ones along with [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], though neither were unappreciated. Both [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Hot Rod quickly fell in love with her. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} What no one knew, however, was that Arcee was a sleeper agent of the [[Quintesson]]s and a member of [[Female Autobots|their elite warriors]]. Her task was to keep an eye on the proceedings of the war, particularly Autobot activity, and both the location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and any Transformers with an affinity for the object. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} As such, Arcee was delighted when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was brought to the rebels' base, much to Hot Rod's misguided annoyance. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Since the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were making a mess in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] at the time, Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on the polity, forcing the rebels to make their final stance against him immediately. Arcee ended up teamed-up with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]—a situation that bugged Hot Rod because he couldn't keep an eye on her. Halfway the battle, Arcee witnessed [[Shockwave's Tower]] shooting a beam of sorts to an [[Unicron|unknown destination]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Shortly after, she also witnessed the Decepticon hijack of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], but even with these setbacks the Autobots won and reclaimed Iacon. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:LostandFound Arcee friends.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"I'm glad you said that. I'll invite [[Female Autobots|them]] over [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|right away]]."]]
The Autobots set up a new [[Autobase]] in Iacon, where Springer and Hot Rod made use of the relative peace time to win Arcee's affection. Hot Rod had a date of sorts with Arcee to help prepare and watch the shuttle that would send a group of Autobots to [[Earth]] take off, but only after he'd be done training. Springer jumped onto the opportunity and offered to go with Arcee while Hot Rod was busy. She accepted, much to Hot Rod's annoyance. At Landing Platform A, after they were done loading baggage, Arcee was lost in thoughts, of which a few she shared with Springer when he asked what was on her mind: she wasn't sure of her purpose in life and if she belonged on Cybertron. Springer assured her she belonged with her friends.

Over at [[Quintessa]], Arcee's masters observed the proceedings on Cybertron with glee, noting that not only had they found another Transformer with an affinity for the Matrix in Hot Rod, but that their own agent Arcee would work perfectly as a key to break his will. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Quintessons' plans would even be able to be executed well ahead of time by the Autobots' next move. Arcee was selected to leave with Kup, Springer, and the Dinobots to set up a new moonbase, while Hot Rod was selected for guard duty at Autobase with only Gnaw and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to assist him. Arcee's report on this situation got the Quintessons to send in her colleagues for both Hot Rod and the Matrix. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] filed for bankruptcy and stopped producing ''Transformers'' books right as the Female 'Autobots' story arc was beginning. A few details of [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|Generation One #11]] are known because [[Don Figueroa]] published the line-art of the comic up to page 9 on his DeviantArt account. In the shuttle taking them all to one of Cybertron's moons, Arcee witnessed an amusing conversation between Kup and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. Her attention was soon drawn back to the view outside though, where an [[Quintesson Cruiser|odd-looking object]] floated in wait for the shuttle.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
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In order to oversee the decommissioning of all Cybertronian technology on Earth, Arcee was sent to the planet alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the last of which whom she had a mutual attraction to. Shortly after the group arrived at [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], the facility came under attack by [[Cobra]], and Arcee helped fight them off alongside [[Scarlett]], who was surprised over the existence of "girl robots". {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Upon hearing about a security breach in the lower levels of Area 52, the group headed there and, to Arcee's horror, found Bumblebee injured and low on energy. Before much could be done about him, the group was attacked by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who took control of [[G.I. Joe battle mech|G.I. Joes' mechs]] and forced them to fight the Autobots before bringing the roof down on everyone. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

The Autobots and Joes survived, and quickly followed Serpent O.R. through a warpgate to Cybertron, where they were attacked by [[cannibalizer]]s. Arcee didn't think they were very threatening, but suggested that they retreat to protect the humans. During their escape, she promised that she'd rotate Bumblebee's tires if he could outrace her... only to run straight into Serpent O.R. and his new army, who remorselessly killed Bumblebee and captured the others. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They eventually managed to escape thanks to their G.I. Joe friends. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

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After hearing that Serpent O.R. had captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Arcee and the others made their way to his chambers, only to find that [[Cobra Commander]] had taken control of Serpent O.R.'s body after he had seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. "Serpentor Prime" effortlessly defeated most of the Autobots and Joes, but Arcee dodged his tentacles and managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to take the Matrix's power and defeat him. Some time later, Arcee cried for Bumblebee during a memorial service for him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:Spotlight Arcee traumatic flashback.jpg|thumb|Jhiaxus is big into Rule 63.]]
Over six million years ago, Arcee was an early test subject of the mad genius [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who was trying to reintroduce gender to the species after the extirpation of female Transformers on Cybertron. Her fundamental [[CNA]] was altered, something that she loathes, giving her a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input" and causing all other Transformers to sense a fundamental difference about her and inadvertently use feminine pronouns around her. Arcee failed to live up to Jhiaxus's standards and was abandoned, but, driven by an implacable homing instinct towards her creator's experiments, she cut a mech-fluid swath of carnage across several planets in her obsession with destroying everything Jhiaxus created. She was eventually taken down by [[Tyrest Accord]] enforcer [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and incarcerated on the Autobot penitentiary on [[Garrus-9]]. As was policy for threats of her level, Arcee's [[spark]] was separated from her body, and in this limbo, she found a kind of peace.

[[File:IDW Arcee mad.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Sexual violence hardens female character into skilled warrior -- the freshest idea in comics, everybody.]]

That peace was shattered when the [[Decepticon Secret Service]], led by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]], attacked Garrus-9 to liberate the recently incarcerated [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]], more of Jhiaxus's experiments. When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] infiltrated the facility, warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] freed Arcee as a last resort to stop them. She presented quite the frightening obstacle for the invaders, severely wounding [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], but in the end they managed to escape with their target. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] convinced Maximus to allow her to pursue them, {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} and she followed their trail to the Decepticon Battle Platform [[Zuska]], where she tortured a Decepticon for information on the escapees' location. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[File:arceealtmodeidw.jpg|thumb|Fast and the Furious: Cybertronian Drift]]

Using this intel to locate Banzaitron, Arcee found that the Transformers from the [[Dead Universe]]—Jhiaxus among them—had activated Monstructor and spirited him away, decimating the Banzaitron's team in the process. Arcee agreed to help Banzaitron in recovering Monstructor, on the basis that it would lead her to Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Tracking Monstructor to [[Rotan]], she and the Decepticons engaged him in battle until [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] arrived with information on Jhiaxus's location. Abandoning the fight, Arcee headed for [[Gorlam Prime]], where she murdered her way through a legion of [[Micromaster]]s before finally cornering him beneath the planet's surface. There, she was surprised and delighted to find that, as he came from the Dead Universe, and they were in a location close to its influence, Jhiaxus could not die. And that meant she could kill him over, and over, and over... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:SpotlightSideswipe Jhiaxus deathbecomeshim.jpg|upright=1.34|thumb|Those were the best days of our lives.]]

Arcee did just that for six years, and would later profess that the experience helped her straighten her head out. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} This demented "therapy" came to an end when Gorlam Prime's portal to the Dead Universe reactivated, hypnotically drawing all life on the planet into it. Arcee also felt its lure but [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] held her back until the effect faded, and the two Autobots decided to investigate. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}} A while later, they detected [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and Jhiaxus in the vicinity and attacked them. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} Discovering that her arch-enemy had been restored by Galvatron's [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], she vowed to destroy Jhiaxus all over again, but those plans had to be tabled when Galvatron powered himself up by tapping into the Dead Universe via the portal. Convinced by Hardhead to flee and warn the Autobots of Galvatron's return, Arcee was blasted into a chasm by her pursuers, but managed to survive. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

[[File:HeartofDarkness1-ArceeHardhead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|You know how the saying goes about wearing your spine on your stomach-- wait, that's not how the saying goes? ....scrap.]]

Some time later, as Galvatron was in the process of assembling an army and preparing to enact his grand plan, Arcee and Hardhead came to the rescue of an Autobot escape pod full of survivors from the [[Kimia Facility]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Bringing the survivors aboard, she and Hardhead had to explain at least five times to them all about the Dead Universe, the Heart of Darkness, [[D-Void]], and Galvatron's plans. The rag-tag group made it to Cybertron, by which time Galvatron infected [[Vector Sigma]] with the Heart of Darkness, which caused a maelstrom to break out on the planet's surface. Arcee suggested guiding the ship through an underground tunnel, crashing right on top of Galvatron himself, but this failed to take the super-powered villain out, and he quickly engaged and defeated Arcee and Hardhead. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] subsequently used the Matrix to purify Vector Sigma, but in the process reverted Cybertron to a primordial state. In this tumultuous new era, Arcee fell into the employ of [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], acting as his shadowy enforcer in an era of uneasy peace. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} She inaugurated her new role by assassinating [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] before the former senator could have [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] killed, but her vicious methods sat ill with Prowl. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} Later, Arcee watched with amusement from a high vantage point as a set of rockets [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] had fired into orbit successfully drew away dangerous energies that would have caused an explosion on the planet's surface. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

[[File:Arcee Ratbat WorldandEverythingInIt.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|She never was one for politics.]]

Prowl soon called upon Arcee again to aid him in dealing with Decepticon malcontents, this time confronting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and his [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled minions. After Arcee killed the mind-controlled [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] against Prowl's wishes, the pair pursued Bombshell into underground tunnels, but ran into the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], whom Arcee took on solo, saving an unknowing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] in the process. Prowl, meanwhile, went after Bombshell, but succumbed to his newly improved method of mind control. Under Bombshell's sway, Prowl returned to Arcee's side and "destroyed" Constructicons by detonating their [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]], then sent her after [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who had witnessed the whole thing. Evidently suspecting that something was amiss with Prowl, she secretly allowed Dirge to escape. {{storylink|Devisive}} Deducing what had happened to Prowl, she met with him later, informing him she "knew his secret" and cautioning him to remember that she was not his killer to order around, {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} but continued to work towards whatever objectives Bombshell was manipulating Prowl for, allowing the Insecticon to think she was on his side so she could discover what he was up to and stop him. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

Arcee later secretly joined "Prowl" and the other Autobot security officers in tracking Dirge to the Decepticons' bolt-hole, but once again, she stood back and allowed him and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to escape during the ensuing firefight. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} She would later be seen prowling the rooftops of the city, watching [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] through the sight of her weapon and graciously deciding not to snipe them. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

When the time came for the Decepticons to put the final stage of their plan into action, Bombshell directed Arcee, through Prowl, to exfiltrate [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and their men from their present living quarters in the Decepticon pen. She chose to do so in the most violent way possible, of course, first attacking and killing the pen guards [[Triggerhappy]] and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] and then detonating a shrapnel bomb that disabled all the other Decepticons present. Before departing with their unconscious bodies, she planted another explosive which Prowl then deliberately tripped while leading a "raid" on the pen, making it appear that the Decepticons within had been destroyed by their own booby-trap. Meanwhile, unaware of what had truly transpired, Starscream assumed that all of this had gone down as a result of his blackmailing Prowl with the knowledge he had gained from Dirge, so Arcee decided to drop in and rain on his parade, informing him she knew exactly where he had hidden Dirge, and could take away his "advantage" at any time. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:TheVerge-Arcee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|I'll cry when I'm done killing!]]

That, as it turned out, was exactly what she did when riots broke out upon the return of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. Recovering Dirge from his hideaway and informing him of "Prowl's" involvement with the Decepticons, she took him and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where a standoff with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] ensued. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Convincing him to listen to her by revealing that she was the one who had saved him from the Constructicons, Arcee handed Dirge and Swindle off to him and cut a path through the rioters for him so he could take them and the information to Bumblebee. {{storylink|The Verge}} Arcee proceeded to join Prowl, Bombshell, Megatron and the other Decepticons in the [[Black Room]], relaying a message from [[Turmoil]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] that they were in position. Following the information she had fed them via Dirge, Bumblebee and his team soon arrived; they were overpowered, and Arcee stabbed [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] through the torso, pinning his body to the wall (but avoiding doing any serious damage, cluing him in to her deception). Together, they all watched as the Decepticons' plan was enacted, and a perfected version of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] was formed, incorporating Prowl as its mind-controlled head. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Calmly waiting until the most dramatic moment possible—when Bumblebee asked her what her place in the plot was—Arcee then promptly stabbed Bombshell through the head, cutting off his control of Devastator and shutting the combiner down. Calling on Sideswipe to open fire, Arcee armed Bumblebee and apologized for not acting sooner, explaining that she had had to wait until she was close enough to Bombshell to act. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} As the battle began to rage, with [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] busy with Prowl and Bumblebee busy with Megatron, Arcee and the Dinobots were put in charge of taking on the rest of the Decepticon army. Following Megatron's defeat, as Starscream took control, Arcee and the other Autobots were cast out into the wilderness.{{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

As the Autobots left the city, they were trailed by the Constructicons, who had become fans of Prowl after having combined with him. Arcee wanted to intervene when the Constructicons and the Dinobots came to blows, but Prowl restrained her while Bumblebee's worsening condition stopped the fighting for good. During Bumblebee's restoration, Arcee tried her best to comfort Prowl, who was visibly upset, but Arcee's emotional detachment made it difficult for her to connect. Her failure to empathize with Prowl sent her to Sideswipe next, whose love of violence she thought would give them common ground, but Sideswipe also shooed her away. The Constructicons picked a fight with her next, pointing out her lack of Autobot symbol as a sign that no one wanted her, and Arcee was all too happy to oblige. Their skirmish ended when Ironhide and the Dinobots broke them up, and Ironhide confided in Arcee that he was worried the night would bring madness to their camp as it did to the Aerialbots and Dinobots earlier. Arcee, confident that the madness wouldn't affect her, stayed up all night guarding Bumblebee, and when Bumblebee awoke the next morning in his new body, he found her outside with an Autobot symbol carved into her arm. But suddenly there was a weird glow over the horizon, and the sunrise wasn't for another few hours. Arcee immediately suspected Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

[[File:TheBecoming-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Prowl thinks this is special, despite this being Arcee's fourth body in as many years.]]

Suddenly, an undead [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Titan]], a [[Necrotitan]], burst free from the ground before them. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Arcee was happy to have a giant target to shoot at, though she wasn't hopeful of their odds of survival. Bumblebee insisted on caution rather than rash action, but before Arcee and the others could act, Soundwave's Decepticons were upon them. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Their battle was interrupted by Starscream arriving overhead and landing on the inert Necrotitan's shoulder. Arcee offered to shoot him out of the sky, but before she could, the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed a strange, deadly wave that spread in all directions, and leaving Arcee without one of her arms and one of her legs. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Arcee sat quietly as the others freaked out in the wake of the strange wave. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} She did not let her major limb damage deter her whatsoever once the Autobots chose to besiege Shockwave's lair (thought it probably helped that she'd somehow grown back her missing arm). {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Still without one of her legs, she was forced to retreat with the others, leaving Megatron and Bumblebee behind. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}}

Arcee, the other Autobots, and Soundwave's Decepticons returned to the city, where the Necrotitan had recently advanced, reducing what was left to ashes. Prowl ordered anyone still able to fight (Arcee included herself) to attack the Necrotitan before it could do more damage, but there was little they could do. Thankfully, that was when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and the ''[[Lost Light]]'' appeared over them via [[space bridge]] and engaged the Necrotitan for them. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} With the surprising help of Megatron, Metroplex was able to defeat the Necrotitan, and the citizens of Cybertron and the crew of the ''Lost Light'' were reunited. Arcee approached and greeted the female Transformers the ''Lost Light'' had brought along. In the calm that followed, Arcee was rebuilt into a new body, and Prowl wondered if she was considering this a fresh start. Before too long, however, their calm was ended by the arrival of Shockwave's army of [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} She fought alongside her many comrades against the [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} and also got to talk with [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] about how he ended the Ammonite's war and started [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|their own]] war, leading her to reflect on how they should have hung out more. Later, after fighting was over, Arcee was in a crowd of bots watching Optimus and Megatron exit the Lost Light. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

During the following six months, Arcee attended Megatron's trial along with Whirl and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Following the trial, Arcee admitted to Prowl that [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her party of female Transformers didn't evoke any particular feelings in her. After Sideswipe opened his big yap, Arcee asked Optimus about what had happened to Hardhead, and volunteered to join his crew for the trip to Earth to find Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

As soon as the ''[[Ark-7]]'' arrived in Earth's orbit, they were attacked by Earth Defense Command's orbital missiles. After they took cover on the far side of the Moon, Arcee joined Optimus's team heading down to the planet in [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and was assigned with Prowl to investigate who had fired the rockets at them. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} When Prime's team, investigating a Cybertronian life sign, were attacked by Galvatron's forces and the EDC, Prowl sent Arcee and Sideswipe to provide covering fire as the team retreated to nearby [[Poverty Flat]]. Prowl also brought Devastator to provide help, revealing the Cybertronian presence to the humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Arcee and the other Autobots protected the panicking humans until the Decepticon were all teleported away on [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s orders. As the Autobots returned to ''Ark-7'', Arcee warned Optimus that more might be going on than they knew. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

The Autobots tracked the EDC's mind bomb signal to their base on island Bikini Atoll and Optimus opted for a frontal assault. On their way down, Arcee confided in Prowl that she'd seen [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] acting suspiciously. She was part of Prime's frontal assault, only to be surprised by the arrival of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon warship]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} The Autobots fired at the ship until Prowl used the EDC's own defense system to shoot the ship down. As they departed with Alpha Trion, whom they'd recovered from the EDC base, Arcee helped the wounded Kup onto Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:OFFonOFF-GalvatronArcee.jpg|left|thumb|300px|....fifth body in as many years.]]

Jetfire, Arcee and [[D.O.C.]] investigated an alarm in the ''Ark-7'' shuttlebay to find Prime and Trion had gone for a jaunt. {{storylink|The Crucible}} When Optimus left for Cybertron to learn more about the [[Enigma of Combination]], he left Prowl in charge and asked Arcee to keep an eye on Prowl. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} When Prowl took the Constructicons to intercept [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] in [[Japan]], Arcee followed using Sideswipe's backpack and prevented Prowl from grabbing Spike and [[Jimmy Pink]]. The two humans fled and Arcee pursued them, only to end up being cornered by the Decepticons along with Jimmy Pink. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Though Galvatron claimed they were after the same thing, Spike, Arcee opted to take Jimmy and leave the Decepticons and Constructicons to it, only to be tackled mid-air by Galvatron. During their fight which landed them in the [[Australia]]n outback, Galvatron lied to Arcee, claiming Prowl had killed Spike's father to draw Spike out, and persuaded her to join him in trying to destroy the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

She, Jimmy and the Decepticons arrived in [[Wanmu]] to find Devastator already attacking the [[Onyx]] facility there. She tried to reach Prowl, but Devastator was set on killing Spike and she was knocked flat by the discarded Enigma of Combination. After [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] left the planet with the Enigma, Arcee was finally able to reach Prowl and get him to disassemble Devastator. They left on Sky Lynx with a space bridge from the Onyx facility. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati}}

Much later, Optimus contacted Arcee and filled her in on recent Combiner-related events on Cybertron. She had a clandestine meeting with Galvatron who wanted to use the space bridge, and provided her with an Onyx tablet. Arcee returned to the ''Ark-7'' to get the tablet analyzed and gave [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] a mission to Jupiter. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} He soon reported back on the Decepticon station being built there, and she met him on his return, however he fobbed her off with the promise of a report later and headed to a recharge slab. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

[[File:AnUneventfulNight-WindbladeArcee.jpg|right|thumb|300px|...sixth...]]

Arcee returned to Cybertron in order to take the [[Enigma of Combination]] out of the hands of the Cybertronian government so that it couldn't be used to create any more "abominations" (as Galvatron had put it to her). However, her escape was complicated by Windblade and Chromia, who inadvertently corralled her into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where a Camien team of [[Torchbearer]]s was scouting. The Torchbearers fumed at not only Arcee's injuring of Windblade, a Cityspeaker, but also her intent to harm an artifact of the Primes, and further battling resulted in the Torchbearers exposed to the Enigma of Combination and reconfigured into the mighty combiner, [[Victorion]]. The newborn, confused Victorion singled out Arcee for punishment, and so Windblade and Chromia found themselves protecting her against the gestalt. Windblade, surprisingly, was able to calm Victorion down long enough for them to disassemble. Arcee explained that she hated the Enigma because it changed people against their will, which rung sorely with her particular history, but the Torchbearers noted that while they were changed against their will, they had equal right to remain what they now were. Beginning to question Galvatron's profiling while also warming to Windblade's combination of diplomacy and willingness to bury the truth to promote lasting peace, Arcee agreed to return the Enigma of Combination and pretend the incident had never happened. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She briefly watched Starscream talk to himself before swapping notes with Optimus. When one of Starscream's [[Badgeless]] troops was about to stage a massacre at a bar, Arcee stepped in and took the Badgeless to confront Starscream himself, whom she suggested needed to win over those on Cybertron before he went conquering other worlds. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}
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===Robot Heroes===
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Known as the guardian of [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Arcee was among the Autobots stationed in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s command when a patrol brought back several captured [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. She was opposed to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] decision to sentence the invaders to death, and gave them their weapons back so they could fight off the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] used for the execution. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} This compassionate act allowed the Joes to survive and broker a truce with the Autobots, and both sides celebrated with a dance party. As Grimlock explained how he came to be leader after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] fled, Arcee protested that no one knew if that was the real truth. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

When Metroplex was attacked by the Decepticon-Cobra alliance, Arcee, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] took some Joes to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to free [[U.S.7]] from within the giant and bring him to his senses. Together with [[Tunnel Rat]] she made her way to Maximus's brain, found that it was being corrupted by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and defeated her. The three Autobots and their human allies then moved to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], only to be captured. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} They were sent to the [[Polyhex Killway]] and mind-controlled into fighting each other, with Arcee being forced to try and run down [[Dusty]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] with her car mode. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} The captives were then moved to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], where the Autobots were trapped, unresponsive, in their vehicle modes, but recovered after the Joes used them as getaway vehicles to break out of the city. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}

===''Angry Birds'' comic===
Arcee was part of the crew of the shuttle carrying the [[AllSpark]] and helped defend it from a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}} The AllSpark was lost in space during the battle, but just as Arcee and the others were lamenting the difficulty in finding it, it came back to them, crashing through one of the shuttle's windshield alongside a [[Minion Pig]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
[[File:Legends Business Trip 10 Arcee.jpg|225px|thumb|The Japanese aren't sexist, they just have... ''different'' priorities.]]
The aunt and caretaker of [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Arcee was shocked when her nephew was turned into an actual Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} Then when he was turned into a [[technorganic]] Transformer, she just responded with "Again?" {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#LG03 Tankor Prologue|LG03 Tankor Prologue}} Eventually, the [[Transformers sickness]] caused by Rattrap's toy collection got to her, too, and she became a full-size transforming version of herself. She didn't worry too much about that, though, as Rattrap was late for work, so she quickly made him lunch and personally drove him to work with her new car mode. [[T-AI (RID)|T-AI]] attempted to arrest Arcee before she could cause any trouble like other Transformers had, but was talked out of it by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Tigatron]] who recognized Arcee's new form from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Out of gratitude, Arcee made dinner for the whole [[Axalon Trading Company]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Vol. 10}}

Rhinox and Tigatron were jealous of Rattrap's relationship with Arcee, who had bathed him and slept in the same bed as him when he was young, until he explained that she hadn't ''always'' been a giant robot. When she was officially diagnosed with Transformers sickness by [[Bump]] and told to throw out Rattrap's toys so she could recover, Arcee flatly refused, knowing how much her nephew loved his collection. Instead, she just continued living her normal life as a giant robot body. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Arcee Chapter|Arcee Chapter}} Arcee was later caught up in the giant world-ending storm summoned up by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} She later heard Rattrap yell out in surprise upon finding his [[Mini-Con]] collection missing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TheTransformersPS2-Arcee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Sure, her head looks small, but have you seen everyone else's?]]
{{voiceactor|[[Lenne Hardt]] (English)}}

In 2010, the Decepticon military commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] acquired a source of infinite power called [[Zel Quartz]]. It drove him to madness, and he destroyed Cybertron while threatening to lay waste to the rest of the galaxy. Rodimus Prime and the Autobots desperately coordinated with the [[Quintesson]]s to use a timeslip device and travel back in time, preventing Shockwave from ever getting his hand on Zel Quartz. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the remaining Decepticons learned of the mission, and intercepted the Autobots on the way through the timeslip.

Crashing in 2003 on [[Zel Samine]], where the quartz originated, Arcee awoke with Kup and Rodimus Prime. Separated from the rest of their team, they sent out an SOS and were met by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the present day Autobots. After explaining the situation, Arcee and her allies joined up with Optimus to search for the Zel Quartz before the Decepticons could find it.

Wheeljack searched the planet for any records or power signatures that might be Zel Quartz. After three false leads, they finally located Zel Quartz at the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]]. After fighting through numerous Decepticon lieutenants, and facing the might of Megatron and Galvatron united, Arcee and the Autobots secured the Zel Quartz and ultimately disposed of it so that it could do no further harm. With the rock no longer a threat, the Autobots of 2010 vanished and returned to their home timeline. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hold still, you've got a little Aligned on ya.]]
Arcee was part of [[Elita One|Elita 1]]'s team as they made a series of raids on Decepticon bases. Unfortunately, her nemesis [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]'s knowledge of her tactics allowed the Decepticon to put a stop to the team's successful run. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}} At some point she changed her color scheme from blue to pink. She took part in the defense of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} She and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] encountered a group of Decepticons while hunting for their friends inside the monster. After fending off an attack by Unicron's internal defenses, the pair managed to reunite with their friends and escape before Unicron exploded. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

Arcee was still an active participant in the Autobot/Decepticon war when Ultra Magnus decided to reunite with his unit from the planet Junkion, only to be attacked by the Insecticons. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Arcee and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] gave chase. Instead of finding the Skuxxoids, they caught up with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], just as their leader was having a vision that the [[Quintesson]]s were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

[[File:TFLegends-ArceeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|There. All better.]]
Following an Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Arcee, alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Spike were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. This did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. This was not to be, unfortunately, as the resurrected Autobot leader left the group stranded after having received the Matrix of leadership from Rodimus. After Optimus regained his senses, the Autobots were left to mourn their leader as he sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}} Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

In the aftermath of the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Arcee was part of a team led by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] which attempted to map the changes to their planet. They were briefly delayed by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (Legends)|The Autonomy Lesson}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
{{note|Arcee has yet to appear in ''Transformers: Battle Tactics'' as a playable character, but is featured in promotional material and artwork.}}
[[File:Acreeinbattletacticspromo.jpg|thumb|350px]]
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Arcee''' (Autobot Car?, <s>198?</s>)
[[File:G1ArceeProto.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Orange? Where'd that come from?]]

: Despite being a major character in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', no transforming toy of Arcee was made during the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]]'s run. Images of a hand-sculpted [[prototype]] based on Arcee's original character design ([[#Notes|see below]]) have appeared in several Japanese publications - including a booklet included with ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]] set and ''[[Transformers First Series Complete]]'' - but it appears the toy never progressed beyond this stage.
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*'''Arcee''' (Headmaster, <s>198?</s>)
[[File:Concept-HeadmasterArcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pinkdome.]]

: The Japanese ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' book shows a piece of concept artwork of the Headmaster [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome's]] car mode in pink and white, labeled "Arcee". This was evidently a proposal for a redeco of the toy as Headmaster Arcee from "[[The Rebirth]]". (Presumably, then, this was a Hasbro-initiated idea.) The idea does not appear to have gone any further.

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*'''Arcee''' (Action Master, <s>199?</s>)
[[File:ArceeActionMasterSketch.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Toy companies just keep teasing us, don't they?]]

:''[[Transformers Generations 2011]]'' revealed sketches for an unproduced [[Action Master]] Arcee figure.

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[[File:Botconarceetoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!]]
*'''Arcee''' (Mega, 2001)
: The very first true transforming Arcee toy is a [[redeco]] and minor [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal 2]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], transforming into a malformed mish-mash of machine and organic parts in the form of a large spider. The spider mode fangs become a grappling weapon for her [[robot mode]] which extend on a [[Retractable string gimmick|retractable string]]. She has a special [[spark crystal]] that changes her [[Insignia|faction symbol]] from [[Autobot]] to [[Maximal]] when rotated. The [[robot mode]] also features a spring-powered waist-swivel for "power kick" action. Arcee lacks the [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] toy's additional chest armor, and thus has oddly-placed holes in her... well, chest, that keep the armor in place.

: Arcee was available only as an [[exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2001]], and along with [[Tigatron]] was the first time since the inception of [[3H Productions|3H]] that they were allowed to use existing characters for convention exclusives. Arcee is also the first convention toy to feature retooling. Preorders received their Arcees with a bonus; the box contained a light-sensitive sound chip featuring voice actress [[Susan Blu]]'s voice saying "Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!". These chips were VERY light-sensitive, with many fans finding that the box would chatter at little provocation for years afterwards.

:Both Arcee and Tigatron were limited to 1200 pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Arcee/arcee.htm More information on Generation 1 Arcee at TFU.info]''

===Titanium Series===
[[File:Arceetitanium.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seems like a mercy killing, really.]]
*'''Arcee'''
: A 6" transforming Arcee toy was designed and displayed at [[BotCon]] 2007, but the [[Titanium Series]] was canceled before its tooling could be completed.

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===Binaltech===
[[File:Binaltech arcee toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, it's progress.]]
*'''Arcee''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-21'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun

:Arcee is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]] (himself a [[retool]] of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]/[[Overdrive]]), using Honda's "Pearl White" for the car bodywork. The figure transforms into a "street performance" Honda S2000. Her hardtop roof can be removed for an open-top [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] and used as a shield in [[robot mode]]. The engine and driveshaft may be removed and used as a long-barreled rifle (as the toy is Japanese issue and not subject to the same issues that removed the long barrel from the [[Hasbro]] versions of the mold).

: In spite of fan speculation, no retooling has been applied to the mold to enhance character resemblance or make her look less butch.

: A redeco of this toy as [[Paradron Medic (G1)|Paradron Medic]] was originally planned to be released simultaneously (but was canceled), a fate that also befell a redeco meant to be Arcee's occasional mold-mate [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Binaltech|Blackarachnia]]. The [[robot mode]] was used as the base model for the non-toy car-form [[Legion (KP)|Legion]].

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===Generations===
[[File:Generations 30 deluxe Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yup, ''definitely'' progress.]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Large gun, small gun, two swords
:''Generations'' Arcee is the holy grail that, after 28 years, many thought would never happen. Originally scheduled for March 2014 in the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toyline along with [[Chromia (G1)#Generations|Chromia]], Arcee was delayed to Fall of that year.

:Based directly upon her original Generation 1 character model, Arcee transforms into a "futuristic" pink and white sports car. She is armed with two guns, and a pair of translucent blue swords that pay homage to her ''[[Arcee (Animated)|Animated]]'' and IDW incarnations; all four weapons each feature several universally-sized rectangular pegs that allows them to be tabbed into multiple matching ports in her fists, forearms, hips, shoulders, and the sides and rear of her car mode. Additionally, her two weapons can store beneath her car mode, though this is not mentioned in her instructions. The smaller weapon is not depicted in Arcee's original [[stock photography]], but is instead featured in a stock photo of her [[wave]]-mate Chromia. This was most certainly due to a mix-up error; the weapon's design, especially the size and shape of its handle and additional pegs (which are identical to those of Arcee's other weapon), make it very obvious that it was always intended to go with Arcee rather than Chromia.

: There was a [[variant#Running changes|running change]] to the sculpt, with the first release having her fists rounded close, with longer thumbs, whereas the later version has them in an open position, with shorter thumbs. Unfortunately, an added protrusion at the lower end of the later version's hands prevents the handles of her weapons from being fully inserted.<ref name="genvariant">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW-3CB5EbQY Comparison of both variants of ''Generations'' Deluxe Class Arcee] at Youtube.</ref>

:This figure was retooled into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenArcee/arcee.htm More information on ''Generations'' Arcee at TFU.info]''
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*'''Combiner Hunters''' (gift set, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, Combiner Slayer sword

:The ''Combiner Hunters'' [[redeco]] (and slight [[retool]]) of Arcee can be considered a [[black repaint]], but in fact mostly stands out for its new accessory: a gigantic [[Combiner Slayer]] sword that is both taller and wider than Arcee herself. The tooling for this weapon was originally used by the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' Ultimate Class [[Optimus_Prime_(WFC)/toys#Beast_Hunters|Optimus Prime]] figure. Arcee herself has her hands retooled in order to allow her to wield said sword, but as a consequence unfortunately only allow for an incomplete and slightly awkward wielding of her other accessories.

:This version of Arcee was only available in a [[giftset|gift set]] together with ''Combiner Hunters'' redecos of ''Generations'' [[Windblade (G1)#CHunters|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)#CHunters|Chromia]], each with their own giant new melee weapons. In the US, this set was [[exclusive]] to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015. In Asia, it was also available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2015 and subsequently stocked by Toys"R"Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.
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===Legends===
[[File:Legends-toy Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Aw, yeah, son! Dat's what I'm talkin' 'bout!]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, [[February 14|2-14]]-2015)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LG10'''
**''Accessories:'' Large gun, small gun, two swords

:''Legends'' Arcee is a cartoon-accurate redeco of ''Generations'' Arcee. This version is based on the running change of the sculpt, featuring open hands.

:She comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs and [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|volume 10]] of the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends Comic]]: Bonus Edition'' mini-comic.

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===Q-Transformers===
[[File:QTransformers Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|]]
*'''Arcee''' ([[December 26|12-26]]-2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QTF-06'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Arcee is a retool of [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Shockwave]] with a new head and limbs, transforming from a [[super deformed]] Toyota Crown Athlete S21 to a cute little robot.

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==Merchandise==
===MC Axis===
[[File:Hybrid model arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Arcee pets a dog. (Dog not included.)]]
*'''Arcee''' (Super Hybrid Model, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''H-03'''

:Arcee was one of three non-transforming ''[[Super Hybrid Model]]'' vinyl figurines created in 1987 by Japanese collectables company [[MC Axis]]. Standing at about eight inches tall and featuring articulation in the head and neck, Arcee and her fellows (Rodimus Prime and Galvatron) were based on their [[Studio OX]] character models, featuring much more anime-styled proportions and detailing.

:For reasons unknown, the retail release of Arcee and the other ''Super Hybrid Model'' figures was canceled. While Galvatron was eventually released as an exclusive at [[BotCon Japan 1997]], Arcee and Rodimus have never been officially released, though they do occasionally pop up on the secondary market, commanding prices in excess of $600.
 
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[[File:Mcaxis arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look, Arcee pets a lot of invisible dogs, okay?]]
*'''Arcee''' (1996)

:This Japanese "garage kit", an unpainted resin model, was made by [[MC Axis]] and was also the first official product of Arcee that got a retail release. Included among its paperwork is a [[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|comic strip]] starring Arcee. It is not known for its exceptional quality control - numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1492/Axis-Model+Kit/Arcee.html Gallery of an assembled and painted Arcee at Transformers @ The Moon]
::*''[http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/2012/02/takara-mc-axis-arcee-resin-model-kit.html Photos and review of unpainted and unused complete Arcee kit at HeroicDecepticon.com]
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:Hoc arcee and daniel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Arcee should maybe reconsider something that big transforming into her head.]]
* '''Arcee''' (2000)
: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Arcee was available in the first wave of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. In a nice spot of attention to detail, she is holding the unremarkable small grey pistol she wielded in the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[The Dweller in the Depths]]". Like all the figures in the "act", it was available as both a standard full color figure and a colorless translucent version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

:Arcee was redecoed to create the chase figure for the eighth wave of the series, the [[Paradron Medic (G1)|Paradron Medic]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCArcee/arcee.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Arcee at TFU.info]''

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearArcee/arcee.htm More information on clear Arcee at TFU.info]''

* '''Arcee and Daniel''' (2001)
:The Arcee figurine was re-released as part of the fourth wave of the ''Super Collection Figure'' series, now packaged with a figure of Daniel Witwicky in his exo-suit. The pair were available in both full color and metallic "pewter" versions; in eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of the set came with the body of the line's collectable [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/PewterArcee/arcee.htm More information on pewter Arcee at TFU.info]''

===Heroes of Cybertron===
* '''Arcee''' (2002)
:When Hasbro released the ''Super Collection Figure'' line as ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'', the Arcee figure was released as part of the first wave, now featuring a [[light-piping]] gimmick in the character's eyes, accomplished by casting the figure in translucent blue plastic and then painting over it. Rather than come blindpacked like the ''SCF'' figure, Arcee came on a blister card with a profile card included. The mold would later be redecoed in this fashion into the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Paradron Medic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCArcee/arcee.htm More information on Heroes of Cybertron Arcee at TFU.info]''
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===MyClone===
[[File:Myclone arcee.jpg|thumb|Ladies should do this about once per month, and more regularly after turning 50.]]
* '''Arcee''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MTF005'''
**''Accessories:'' White display base

:Released in the first wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this [[super deformed]] Arcee comes with a hexagonal white display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other ''MyClone'' figures. Her modular design allows her parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.
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===Palisades statues===
[[File:Palisades arcee.jpg|thumb|And so Arcee waits / Arcee waits / Arcee waits]]
*'''Arcee''' (2004)

:Inspired by a [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] pin-up lithograph/poster by [[Rob Armstrong]],<ref name="dread">[http://web.archive.org/web/20080314045623/http://www.dreadforce.com/creators.html The creators list for Jaran Studios' ''Dread Force''] includes this information in Rob's profile.</ref><ref name="disguise">[http://www.lilformers.com/blog/2012/03/21/dreamslaves-2-artists-in-disguise/ Matt Moylan] confirmed that it had been drawn by Armstrong, but credited to [[Pat Lee]].</ref> (itself based on Arcee's Studio OX character model, complete with obnoxious shoulder-armor rig) this statue features looks-right-at-only-one-angle perspective and a face so flat you'd swear she'd flown into a window. Standing around 6" tall, Arcee was limited to 2000 pieces worldwide.

:The Arcee statue was later repainted into that old standby, the [[Paradron Medic (G1)|Paradron Medic]].
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroesrumblearcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|She's actually running after [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|''Robot Heroes'' Cheetor]].]]
* '''Arcee vs. Decepticon Rumble''' (2008)

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Arcee is packaged with [[Rumble (G1)|"Decepticon Rumble"]] as part of the "Generation 1 Series." She is sculpted as running across a patch of mechanical flooring, and she has articulation at the head and shoulders.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHArcee/arcee.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Arcee at TFU.info]''

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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:Arcee statue.jpg|thumb|Not pictured: Springer and Weirdwolf.]]
* '''Arcee''' (Diamond Select, 2009)

:Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2009, Arcee was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. She is featured packing two of the style of pistol she is commonly seen with and looking off to one side. As is the case in certain [[Continuity|continuities]], she is listed as a member of [[Elita One]]'s [[Female Autobots|resistance group]]. Arcee's tech specs give her the following classifications: STR 5.5, INT 8, SPD 8, END 5, RNK 6, CRG 9, FBL 6, SKL 10.

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===EX Gōkin===
*'''Arcee''' (2015)

: A non-transforming Arcee action figure produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''EX Gōkin Transformers Series'' line. It was first revealed at the Japanese 2014 Transformers Expo alongside [[Elita One#EX Gōkin|Elita One]].

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==Notes==
[[File:G1ArceeModelComp.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Extreme Makeover: Arcee Edition.]]
[[File:FriedmanAuctionArceeModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Ready to join Jake and Finn for adventures in the Land of Ooo.]]
[[File:BotCon1996ProgramAMArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

{{quote|And they were absolutely resistant to Arcee. I said I had a daughter who loves this stuff. There are other girls that like it. Put in a female Autobot!|[[Ron Friedman]], [http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/]}}

*[[Ron Friedman]] fought for Arcee's inclusion in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' because his daughter was a Transformers fan, but Hasbro/Sunbow were very resistant. [http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/]
* Arcee had two different [[character model]]s in 1980s ''Transformers'' media. An earlier model served as the basis for her original unproduced toy (seen above), which was also the model used for most of her Marvel Comics appearances and for parts of the episode "[[Only Human]]". Her final model, meanwhile, was used for her appearances in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', the rest of her season 3 appearances, and her Japanese ''Headmasters'' appearances.
* Arcee's finalized character model was used to make a lot of the background female characters during the movie and season 3. Various Junkion ladies and the [[Paradron Medic (G1)|Paradron Medic]]s share her design, only without the shoulder-thingies, and a [[Cheesecake robot|more "shaped" version of her earlier model]] appeared in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".
* When asked about Arcee's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Arcee is the naked mechanical equivalent of Princess Leia of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> Well, that answers that question... while raising a whole bunch of others!
*In 2010, a set of Arcee's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. In contrast to her final model and her original toy prototype, this early color model depicted her almost exclusively in shades of pink, save for some lavender on her collar, anklets, and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seats.
*[[Men in Black|Men in Black Collectibles]], the organizers of [[BotCon 1996]], attempted to produce an original "[[Action Master]]-inspired" Arcee figure as the '96 convention exclusive. As the steel tooling required to produce plastic action figures costs in the tens of thousands of dollars, this idea never went anywhere, and it is unknown whether MiB had entered into any actual discussions to license the use of the character besides. This figure was presumably unrelated to the actual Hasbro/Takara Action Master Arcee conceived of a few years earlier.
* Around 1999, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] released a special version of the Replica (reissue) [[Microman]] Lady Command figure as part of a [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] for "The Official Guide to Takara SF Land" book in white and gold chrome named Arcee. The regular versions of the Lady Command figure all had names starting with "A" (Ann, Alice, Annie and Ai<ref>[http://microforever.com/replicam18X.htm Replica Microman Series; Reissued Lady Command M181 Ann, M182 Alice, M183 Annie & M184 Ai (11/1999) at Microman Forever]</ref>), so Arcee makes sense by that logic - but whether this is an incarnation of "our" G1 character is currently not known. Only 5 Lady Command Arcee figures were released.<ref>[http://microforever.com/sflandprize.htm Replica Microman Series; Kodashan Takara SF Land Book Prize - Microman Lady Command Arcee (?/00) at Microman Forever]</ref>
* Arcee has the most romantic attachments of any Transformers character: Hot Rod in the movie, Marvel Comics, the Big Looker Storybooks and Dreamwave continuities, Springer after the movie, Chromedome (and possibly Rodimus Prime) in ''The Headmasters'', and Bumblebee in [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]] continuity. Then there's the weird affection shown toward Daniel in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", but most fans won't read too much into it, for their own sanity.
* The extras in "[[Spotlight: Arcee]]" reveal a few alternative color schemes [[Alex Milne]] and [[Simon Furman]] tried to get approved for IDW's version of Arcee, one blue, two red. [[Hasbro]] nixed all three, insisting on Arcee's usual coloration. Apparent reasons given were that "they didn't want her to be like the other female bots[,] so they wanted the pink look" and that "they wanted her different from <nowiki> </nowiki>[[Elita One]] <nowiki></nowiki>".<ref>[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/arcee-cover-colors-70762649 Alex Milne's comments on IDW Arcee's colors at deviantART]</ref> As of 2014, new female Autobots have finally been introduced, but it seems unlikely they were part of IDW's planning back then.
* In the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]] Transformers were originally treated as genderless but use 'he/him/his' as the pronouns of choice. Arcee would have existed as a genderless robot prior to Jhiaxus' experiments which gave her a female gender, with the issue being her possessing gender in a genderless society. Later issues not only introduced naturally occurring female Transformers but "[[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|Onyx Interface Part Three]]" hinted that dual genders were once a natural occurrence on Cybertron. The issues have approached this retcon as being relatively insignificant in terms of Arcee's character development.
* While IDW Arcee was firmly established as an Autobot in ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]'' - in the opening blurb, in dialogue and in the form of an Autobot [[insignia]] constantly present on her chest (outside of the flashback to her being experimented on) - it is the ''only'' IDW issue to suggest that she was ever a formal Autobot. Starting with ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' and continuing thereafter, she was depicted without the chest insignia, and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Second Exodus|issue 18]] appears to retcon matters such that she was never [[Rite of the Autobrand|Autobranded]] at all!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Arszi''', '''RC''' (''The Movie'')
*''Italian:'' '''Saturnia''' (''The Headmasters'')
*''Mandarin:'' ''Yǎ Shī''' (Taiwan, 雅希), '''Arcee''' (China, 阿尔茜 ''Āěrxī'')
*''Russian:'' '''Arcee''' (Арси ''Arsi'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Silvia''' (America ''The Headmasters'')

==References==
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Talk:Arcee (G1)

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ZeroSD: /* Split out sub-page for IDW G1 Arcee? */

It wasn't just attendies to the dinners that got the talking Arcee boxes. Neither my brother or I went to that and we have two Arcee's that talk every time my parents open their closet to this day. It's been a while but could it have been all PreReges. that got them? Cause that we did do. [[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 13:27, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

: That's weird. I'm pretty sure they were staying that the talky-thing was a dinner-only thing. Maybe some got out. 
: At any rate, jsut a note for future reference... I'm gonna be upping the h-size of the "main" images on pages up to 250px wide rather than stick with the default thumbnail size. I figure they deserve some more space. (Assuming the images are larger enough to support that.) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:40, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
::No, Zac's right. It was pre-reg only, not dinner only. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:04, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

:::If I remember my botcon reports- weren't they unveailed at the dinner? that might be what you're remembering... -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:26, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I recall reading somewhere that Arcee's Strength was 6, which is ridiculous as she was female. 6 for a female has got to be equivalent to 10+ for a male.[[User:71.34.68.213|71.34.68.213]] 22:06, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

:She's a ''robot.'' --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 23:18, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

==A.R.C.==
I know nobody likes the guy, but should some note be made of Hal's A.R.C. toy? Or should 'official' be added to the description of the BotCon Arcee? Oh, and no affiliation with RSP, despite our shared association with tree-rats. [[User:Squirrelcar|Squirrelcar]] 11:47, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
: Nah, not official so its not mentioned. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 16:32, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

==Model Kit art==
Hrgh. That model kit art totally doesn't belong in the Marvel Comics section. But there's no where appropriate to move it to. But I don't want it to leave! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 06:18, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
: Let's keep it here for now: [[Image:Arcee-modelkit.jpg|right|thumb|150px|S.O.B's shot my Leia-buns!]]

::Can't is go in the animated section? It's ''Japan'', they meant for it to be in animated continuity. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 07:21, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
:::Not *their* animated continuity. The instructions featured art of ''our'' Powermaster Optimus Prime model, crazy enough. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:29, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
:::Derik's suggestion might work, but if it came with the model kit, why not put it (with, of course, some mention of the model kit) down under Merchandise? --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 08:16, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

:::Are the Axis comic online somewhere? I wants a link. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 17:21, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes. Please. I've been wanting to read them forever. My Hidetsugu Yoshioka wuv needs fulfilment. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 17:30, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

:I've uploaded the Arcee and Elita One comics. I don't seem to have a copy of Hot Rod's, which is a shame since it has by far the best Engirsh. They're probably not really fair use, and the scans are stolen anyway, so if they need to be taken down, feel free to do so. I couldn't find the actual scans on seibertron itself anymore. -[[User:LV|LV]] 18:52, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

:Translate book titles! ^_^ -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 17:56, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

*Since there's no furigana I've gotta break out my kanji fast-finder to translate thoes book titles. I'll get to that sooner or later, but first I've got some manga to finish for the Archive.
PS, thanks for the comics, LV! --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 19:21, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

''"They're not men, Arcee. We've been over this!"'' What, they're DEVO? --[[User:Zodberg|Zodberg]] 21:10, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

QUESTION: where do her wheels go when she is in robot form? Is she a hovercar without wheels? [[Special:Contributions/24.193.123.96|24.193.123.96]] 07:29, 8 May 2009 (EDT) confused
:They go into [[subspace]]. [[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 11:54, 25 August 2010 (EDT)

== "Ancestor"? ==
''she also just might be one of Rattrap's ancestors''

I'm not sure "great-aunt" is technically an "ancestor", since Rattrap isn't descended from her (she's not his grandmother). Possibly we should say "Rattrap's relatives"? [[User:JW|JW]] 14:03, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
: Somewhat agree with this, but you have to remember transformers' lifetimes can span millennia... it's feasible calling her an ancestor, but perhaps "descendant" is a better word? Kudos to: [[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] for hitting up the reference for this one.[[User:Bento180|Bento180]] 16:01, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:: I'm unclear on what you mean, since "ancestor" and "descendant" are opposites. Regardless, since Arcee is not Rattrap's mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, etc., she's not technically his ancestor, and he's not technically her descendant. They're just relatives.
:: Recommend changing the sentence to "she also just might be one of Rattrap's relatives" or "also, Rattrap claims to be her great-nephew". [[User:JW|JW]] 16:21, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:: Apologies, I meant calling Rattrap a descendent of Arcee. I agree in that calling them realtives might be more correct, however it is possible for Autobots to be siblings (ie. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]] as brothers) If he calls her his great aunt, then we should go with it. I don't see a problem with that, we may as well be precise.
:::Um, I think use "relative" would be better, since an [[Wikipedia:ancestor|ancestor]] is a parent or the parent of an ancestor and Rattrap calls Arcee "great-aunt" instead of "great-granny". --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 17:10 , 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::: Agreed. done.

== "The Metamorphosis" ==
So, what are the rules about adding info from unpublished stories? I have a little synopsis of what this story was supposed to be about from Dan Khanna that I though might be good to add...[[User:Lightsyder|Lightsyder]] 17:01, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

== Binaltech Arcee ==

It's confirmed by non photoshopped images now. The figure was shown at the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2008. It's not a retool. [http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=view&album=9465&pic=shs08-11.jpg&dispsize=600&start=0]--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 20:07, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
:And now there's official stock photography showing the same. I haven't changed the text yet, but I will unless people object.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 14:51, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
::The existing text is abit too much like a news post, though. I would prefer to ditch the text and merely saw what we officially know at the moment, and pad it out with more general descriptions of the toy, like we do for other toy sections. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 15:57, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

== On Genders ==
As an asexual and mono-gendered race, the Transformers are technically female. So if they created Arcee as a means to explore gender duality, as I heard someone suggest once, that means she's a dude. What a pretty man, though. :) [[Special:Contributions/213.66.207.185|213.66.207.185]] 05:53, 6 September 2009 (EDT)
:Your definition of "technically female" is waaaay off. [[User:Noviere|Noviere]] 12:35, 6 September 2009 (EDT)
:Pretty much everything in that entire above post is waaaay off.--[[Special:Contributions/76.28.72.27|76.28.72.27]] 13:45, 6 September 2009 (EDT)
::Oh so Arcee's male? ''That'' must be why she's called a female Autobot then. Seriously we need facepalm smilies on here.[[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 14:12, 6 September 2009 (EDT)

== A new main image, with photoshop? ==
[[Image:ArceeG1-2010storypage.jpg|right|thumb]]
Arcee's main image is beautifully rendered, yet, uh, kind of ridiculously over-sexified. "HEY COME HAVE SEX WITH ME" she says, beckoning you into her crotch. So, hey, maybe if we manage to clean [http://www.allspark.com/content/stories/tfpulp/8612TVM/b.jpg this] up a bit, we'll have a new one. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:11, 31 January 2010 (EST)
:I really hate the high heels Japanese art persisted in giving Arcee back in the day... - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 11:19, 31 January 2010 (EST)
::Not just the Japanese, not just Arcee, not just back in the day. As for the image, it's nice, but hardly an improvement imo. Her pose still is somewhat invitive, with an exaggerated chest and an attention-grabbing hand on her leg. If Arcee is to get a new main image, I'd prefer something else. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 11:52, 31 January 2010 (EST)
:::I really don't think this is nearly as "invitive" as you claim. If it's "invitive," it's only, say, 10% as "invitive" as our current image. Anyway, Monzo got me a cleaner copy without the English, and that was an easy thing to clean up. I think we should use it. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:23, 31 January 2010 (EST)
::::We're disagreeing a lot these days, aren't we? D: Then again, I only said "somewhat". I'm neutral to a switch; you guys decide whether it should be done or not. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:30, 31 January 2010 (EST)
:::::I don't think it is a terribly good likeness of her. She doesn't look much like Arcee from the shoulders up. Very pale face. Blank eyes. Shoulder wings. Weird super-sized helmet... and no lipstick :) - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 13:14, 31 January 2010 (EST)
:While neither image really seem to capture her personality as a warrior, the Magami piece at least takes it as far as "minx", whereas the Yoshioka piece is all sorts of slutty. Plus, this one has her alt mode in it, so okay. '''--Spengs (at work, can't log in)'''
:Yes. Make the change. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 12:41, 31 January 2010 (EST)
Is it too late to recommend the Alex Milne cover for [[Spotlight: Arcee]]? Damn. :) --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 13:40, 31 January 2010 (EST)
::Since we're not unanimously deeply enthusiast of this image, another option stays a possibility. I, however, prefer the new image over anything relating to "Spotlight: Arcee". It better approaches Arcee-ICness than the spotlight. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:50, 31 January 2010 (EST)
:::Xaaron is, of course, joking. Besides, it's a redesign, not something based on her first body, so it's ineligible anyway. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:51, 31 January 2010 (EST)
::::*Sigh* I am ever so terrible at separating joke from real. Sorry for that. But... the Spotlight version isn't that far off her original body. I know we have a first body-policy, but does it cover even that level of difference? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:56, 31 January 2010 (EST)
:::::I've seen some fanart of the two designs side-by-side. It's actually quite noticeably different while still managing to look 'overall' the same.
:::::As for this change... I'm neutral to it. I find this art a bit lifeless, but it's darker pink (splitting the difference between the baby-girl pink of the cartoon and the burgundy of IDW) and while the old arrt was pretty iconic... it wasn't actually GOOD. (I want to say that that replaced the Pat Lee cheesecake poster...) I'm okay with it anyway. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 15:30, 31 January 2010 (EST)

==Does it stand for anything?==
My dad, being the annoying old man he is, wants me to see what "RC" stands for even though I've explained it isn't spelled like that and it doesn't stand for anything. Does anyone have any suggestions what it ''could'' stand for? --[[User:Ninjabot33|Ninjabot33]] 05:51, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
: "Race Car." --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 07:31, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
::Or "Race Cycle" for certain iterations. :) --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 11:08, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
:::Sometimes it's "Remote Controlled" as a prefix to "car". If that was a feature in the continuity, that would have been pretty cool. [[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 11:50, 25 August 2010 (EDT)
::::I could have sworn it stood for "Radio Controlled." At least up here, there used to be tonnes of ads for "RC cars." -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 15:12, 12 December 2010 (EST)

==Prime's Rib==
"Optimus Prime surrendered and ordered Wheeljack and Ratchet to make a new Autobot" - Exactly where is it said that Ratchet and Wheeljack built Arcee? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:06, 30 September 2012 (EDT)
: Unless there's an Arcee "Facts File" somewhere, that seems to be completely fabricated information. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:14, 30 September 2012 (EDT)

== Japanese VAs ==

The Japanese VAs listed on the page contradict the pages for the VAs:
*[[Yōko Kawanami]] is listed as having played her in the series itself and ''Headmasters'', but her page says she played her in the movie and ''Headmasters''.
*[[Masako Katsuki]] is listed as having played her in the movie, but her page says she played her in the series.
Which ones are correct?
--[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 02:21, 22 April 2013 (EDT)

== Split out sub-page for IDW G1 Arcee? ==

Is this article's IDW G1 section worth its own sub-page? If not for length then what about IDW G1 Arcee's distinctive personality and background? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 17:54, 27 September 2015 (EDT)
:Not saying it's not, but seems like her cartoon section is bigger and more deserving of it if we're looking for ways to reduce page-size. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:56, 27 September 2015 (EDT)
::Why not both? -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 22:26, 29 September 2015 (EDT)
:::A separate page for Arcee's IDW stuff would be pretty tiny. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 01:36, 30 September 2015 (EDT)
::::I think it'd be pretty close in size to Galvatron's. And she is a main character in the-book-formerly-called-RiD, and is also about to be major in Sins, it'd grow fast. [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 06:59, 30 September 2015 (EDT)

Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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{{suite}}[[File:Devastation6 CoverB Galvatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Many wars and feuds did he fight. Honor and fear were heaped upon his name and, in time, he became a king by his own hand... And this story shall also be told.]]
Never [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], not a servant of [[Unicron]], but convinced he has a higher calling to the point of recklessness, leading to unwitting servitude to the monstrous [[D-Void]], '''Galvatron''' has done a load of stuff in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]!

{{quote|You failed to follow ''simple orders''. You will learn. Here, your damage is ''repaired''. This army must work ''together'' if we're going to achieve our aims and ''survive''. No more fighting each other. No more ''internecine strife''. A ''united army''.|Galvatron lectures a disobedient [[Sweep]] on the need for teamwork|[[Heart of Darkness issue 4|''Heart of Darkness'' #4]]}}
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==IDW Generation 1 comics==
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===Nova Prime's Era===
Galvatron of [[Protihex|Protohex]] {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}, formerly Galvatron of the [[Darklands]] {{storylink|The Crucible}}, rose to fame during the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], becoming known as a hero for his part in defeating [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]]'s [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} During the war, he served under [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] but left his tribe and would declare he served no Prime. Disgusted by the Headmasters (they combined with ''beasts!'' Urrrgg!), he butchered them across known space and eventually made his way to the castle of their creator, [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]], and his [[Enigma of Combination]]. There, Galvatron unleashed his cannon's might directly into the Prime's spark, killing him. Unable to destroy the Enigma, Galvatron took and hid it. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] would later consider Nexus's death to be the reason the other Primes fled the planet. {{storylink|The Crucible}}{{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

After his victory in the [[Battle of Aegiax]], he was approached by Alpha Trion, who offered to give him everything he ever wanted. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Alpha Trion revealed to Galvatron that he was one of the [[Thirteen]] Primes and requested Galvatron's help in uniting Cybertron. At Trion's urging, Galvatron traveled to [[Prima (G1)|Prima]]'s [[Citadel of Light]] only to find it beset by the bestial forces of [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx Prime]]. Joining forces with [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]], the two beat back the entire army, forging a friendship and inspiring a legend. After the other remaining Prime, Onyx Prime, left the planet, Alpha, Nova, and Galvatron began Cybertronian civilization anew. Nova Major became [[Nova Prime]] and began working on discovering the secrets of the Thirteen, such as the Enigma of Combination. Galvatron was opposed to this and nearly revealed that the Enigma was a physical object. Fearful of Trion's suspicions, he launched it off world. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Galvatron was among those present when Nova Prime rediscovered [[Crystal City]], {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} and served on the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', part of Nova's dream of expanding Cybertronian domination throughout the cosmos. Their voyage brought them to the [[Benzuli Expanse]], where they discovered a mysterious anomaly leading to another universe: on Nova's orders, Galvatron had the ship enter the portal, sending them into the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

===The Dead Universe===
[[File:SpotlightGalvatron Galvytransforms.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|My cannon knows where to go because IT FEARS ME!!!]]
The transition killed the crew and revived them as undead beings who could not survive for long in the "living" universe, a consequence Galvatron blamed himself for. Within the Dead Universe, he became a herald for Nova, who was now calling himself Nemesis Prime and making plans to merge the two universes. Millions of years later, Galvatron was sent on two missions in the living Universe: to destroy an alien starship conducting research on the anomaly in the Expanse, and to return to Cybertron to secure the inactive [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. After killing [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] by touch alone, Galvatron shrugged off attacks by the [[Autobot]] squad under [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s command and then shocked them when he got up after having half of his head blown off by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. In a small act of defiance to his master, he merely incapacitated the Autobots and returned with Thunderwing's body to [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

===The Expansion===
[[File:Devastation6 GalvatronDeathbringer.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
After [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s deployment to [[Earth]], Nemesis Prime sent Galvatron there as well to make sure nothing would forestall their second coming. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} From a hidden vantage point, Galvatron observed the [[Decepticon]]s' desperate fight against the powerful alien army known as the [[Reaper]]s. As Nemesis Prime's plans required Earth to survive, at least for a while, Galvatron took steps to prevent the Reapers from taking over and laying waste to the planet. Galvatron approached the Reapers' leader, the [[Deathbringer (IDW)|Deathbringer]], and unleashed the power of death that was his to command, turning the Reaper into living decay who spread death and disintegration to his fellow Reapers on contact, casually blasting a bird-like Reaper who saw this happen when it attacked. This turned the tide of battle rapidly, and the Decepticons won the day. Galvatron then returned to the Dead Universe to await new orders. However, Nemesis Prime remarked to [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] that he suspected that Galvatron had his own plans... {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

After [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] secured the [[Nega-Core]] and activated its guardian, Galvatron initiated the [[Expansion]] with Nemesis Prime and the rest of the [[Dead Universe]] crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} Galvatron was paired with Cyclonus to patrol the Benzuli Expanse, charged with destroying anything that might interrupt the Expansion. He let his partner have dibs on destroying [[Cloudburst]] and his crew on the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]''. {{storylink| Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[File:PrimekillsGalvatron.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|No arguments! It is time for your bath, young man!]]
Heading to [[Garrus-9]], Galvatron watched the battle of the Primes, waiting for Nemesis to become completely focused on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], before taking his chance and shooting the corrupt [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in the back. When Nemesis fell, the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]] jumped to Optimus. As the Autobot leader tried to resist, Galvatron gave him a choice: kill himself in the nearby [[solar pool]] or allow the Darkness to pass on to its ''rightful'' owner. Prime reached out for Galvatron, but as the Darkness crossed between them, Optimus grabbed Galvatron's hand, and hurled him into the solar pool, destroying both the Darkness and its would-be host.

===Building an army===
[[File:HoD1 GalavtronReborn.jpg|thumb]]
Or not. Some time later, as the Autobots were recuperating from a series of upheavals, Galvatron's hand burst from the solar pool. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} The Darkness had consumed him whole! However, both it and he were changed, and with it redubbed the "Heart of Darkness", Galvatron decided that all that exploration had taught him that change was the one constant in the universe... and now, he and his men were going to ''force'' change!

He arrived on [[Gorlam Prime]], where Cyclonus and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] were the last surviving members of the Dead Universe crew, and began babbling his intentions at them while throwing Scourge into a smelting pool... causing it to resurrect him, and create [[Sweep|a clone army]]! He then used the Darkness to bring Cyclonus back to life, telling him his spirit had always refused to die anyway, and led his army off to fulfil his mission! (The army thinks he might be a bit loopy.) {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Rebirth}}

[[File:HoD1 GalvatronReachesOut.jpg|thumb|left]]
On Gorlam Prime, they discovered that the entire population of the planet had vanished and set out to solve this mystery. Returning to the site of the portal to the Dead Universe, they found numerous dead "[[Micromaster]]s", presumably the ones killed by Arcee. The whole time Galvatron displayed mood swings, sudden irrational anger, and incredible strength, all of which disturbed Cyclonus, who worried what would happen if Galvatron turned against them. Discovering the ruined body of Jhiaxus, Galvatron restored him to his old self using the power of the Heart of Darkness, and the group discovered a clear silver sphere that acted as a portal into the Dead Universe. As Galvatron was about to use the portal to enter the Dead Universe, however, they were suddenly ambushed by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}}

Damaged beyond his ability to quickly self-repair by their attack, Galvatron was forced to watch as his "Seekers" were overwhelmed by the hostile pair of 'Bots, until he managed to drag himself to the portal. Reaching into it, he felt the power of the Dead Universe recharge and repair him, upon which he easily dispatched Hardhead and forced Arcee to flee, coldly noting that he was the only future that mattered.

[[File:HoD2 Galvatron TellMeTellMe.jpg|thumb]]

While Cyclonus and Scourge were sent to capture or kill the fleeing Arcee, Jhiaxus prepared to torture Hardhead for information, but Galvatron stopped him, demonstrating how he could simply reach into the Autobot's mind and display his memories for his underling to see. Once he had learned how the entire population of Gorlam Prime had marched, seemingly hypnotized, into the Dead Universe, he used the Darkness to brainwash Hardhead into serving him, seeing him as a useful servant, before deciding to journey into the Dead Universe himself. Once there, he was confronted by a monstrous being called [[D-Void]] who fed on the life-[[spark]] of robotic life. Narrowly escaping and returning to Gorlam Prime, he informed the others that they would need to gather an army to fight what was coming. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

[[File:HoD3 GalvatronSpeech.jpg|thumb|left|Stand up...and be drawn weirdly!]]
Ignoring Cyclonus's misgivings about D-Void's existence, Galvatron travelled widely from his base on Gorlam Prime using the [[space bridge|spacebridge]] network Jhiaxus reconstructed, resurrecting numerous fallen Autobots and Decepticons through the power of the Heart of Darkness and recruiting other robotic life forms who would be susceptible to attack from D-Void. When his army was a million strong, he sensed an incursion by D-Void and journeyed to the remote planet [[Dykayra‎]]. There they found numerous dead Autobots and Decepticons that Galvatron claimed he could not resurrect, something Cyclonus was sceptical of. They also discovered evidence that an ancient race that had once occupied Gorlam Prime had also occupied Dykayra‎, and Galvatron speculated that somehow they were connected to D-Void and perhaps manipulating events unnoticed.

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Discovering a second portal into the Dead Universe, Galvatron was shocked as the ruined body of Nemesis Prime stepped from it, returned to life by D-Void and anxious for revenge on Galvatron. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}}

Initially, Galvatron had the upper hand as the two old allies battled. However, D-Void appeared to take control of Nemesis Prime, nearly killing Galvatron before Galvatron's army launched a full attack. forcing D-Void back into the sphere and seemingly killing him. Declaring that the threat was not over, Galvatron decided that to be ready for D-Void, they would need to conquer Cybertron. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

[[File:TFInfestation2 GalvatronWasRight.jpg|thumb|left]]
Galvatron and crew discovered a frozen mass of organic and metal in space and brought the strange blob aboard their ship to investigate. The blob thawed, revealing a swarm of [[zombie]]s and robots from another universe. The zombie leader, [[Britt]], used the power of suggestion to make the crew think she was actually one of their own named Bayonet, while she sabotaged the engines to bring the ship crashing to [[Earth]]. {{Storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}} There, Galvatron tried to enlist the help of Optimus Prime and his Autobots, but they rebuffed him until he was subdued by [[Skywatch]] devices. Galvatron finally convinced Prime they should be fighting this menace on the same side, while [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] broke Britt's cover. {{Storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} Kup was compromised though, and to stop Britt and the zombie horde from ravaging Cybertron of the past, Galvatron gave the coordinates to Prowl, who used Kup, to send the whole shebang to the very beginning of the Dead Universe. The Earth and Cybertron saved for now, Galvatron again offered his leadership to the Autobots, who of course refused, and Galvatron and crew swore they would be enemies when they next met. {{Storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

When [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], believing Cybertron to still be, well, ''habitable'', brought [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and their new alien friend [[Garnak]] to Cybertron, they discovered not only [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] and their new pet [[Insecticon swarm|Insecticon]] [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], but also Galvatron and an army of Sweeps, who had conquered the entire planet. Fleeing back to Earth, the group warned Optimus Prime of what had happened, fearing that Galvatron was a threat to them all. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

===Confronting the D-Void===
This proved to be true as, shortly after conquering Cybertron he sent Cyclonus to attack the [[Kimia Facility]] with a group of Sweeps. Though the Autobots there tried to fight back, Cyclonus and the Sweeps slaughtered them all. Informing Galvatron that the weapons facility was now theirs, Galvatron congratulated Cyclonus on his good work and commanded him to return to Cybertron with it, where he was waiting along with his army of Sweeps.

When Optimus and his fellow Autobots arrived on Cybertron, Galvatron had his entire army fire into the air to send a message in binary telling the Autobots to meet with him; this doubled as a display of power, showing the sheer size of his army. Optimus took Ironhide, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], Sunstreaker, Bob, and Rodimus to the surface to meet with Galvatron. There, the ancient Cybertronian gave them a simple ultimatum: the Autobots could either join his forces or be destroyed. Optimus, not impressed by Galvatron's threats or his refusal to reveal his long term plans for Cybertron, said that the Autobots would not be his slaves, but if his intentions were peaceful they wouldn't harm him. Galvatron replied by trying to kill them all, claiming that anyone who wasn't with him was against him and that if the Autobots wouldn't serve him they would die. They managed to fight back against his army of Sweeps, but Cyclonus arrived to pull Galvatron away from the fight.

Cyclonus then revealed to Galvatron that Kimia was now above Cybertron and Galvatron. Galvatron, pleased, ordered Scourge and his sweeps to begin its [[transformation]]. It turned out that Kimia was not just a weapons facility but could ''transform into'' a [[weapon]]. Galvatron ordered Scourge to fire the giant [[laser]] at Cybertron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

However, his target was not the Autobots, but Cybertron itself, and he gave the order for Kimia to focus its beam on the planet, doing horrific damage that threatened to destroy it. As a Sweep reported to Galvatron of an attack on Kimia conducted by flight-capable Autobots, they were interrupted when Wheelie shot the Sweep in the head with his sniper rifle. Enraged, Galvatron ordered his Sweeps to kill the Autobots.

After the two surviving [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] managed to destroy Kimia from within, Galvatron was even more furious, grabbing Jhiaxus and commanding him to follow to the spot which the beam had struck, hoping that the damage it had already done was enough. He was unaware that Optimus and Ironhide had spotted him leaving and followed him, Optimus sensing something within Galvatron that he believed the Matrix would be needed to stop. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

Both Galvatron and Jhiaxus were chased by Optimus, Ironhide, Rodimus, and Drift deeper down into the interior of Cybertron through an opening blasted into the surface of the planet. Optimus Prime commanded Galvatron to stop, but then a mad force coming from Galvatron suddenly halted all of the Decepticons on Cybertron. The Decepticons then clustered together as one to form [[Deceptigod|a towering avatar for D-Void]]. The rampaging abomination distracted and attacked the Autobots, so Galvatron was able to flee with Jhiaxus again. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

[[File:ChaosGalvatronVectorSigma.jpg|thumb|"Dan, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my masterstroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago."]]
Optimus Prime went after Galvatron once again, attempting to prevent Galvatron from unleashing the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], therefore releasing D-Void. However, Galvatron believed the opposite, that the power from the Heart of Darkness would save the universe from D-Void. [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who had been holding off D-Void's giant puppet, eventually blasted the creation into pieces. Galvatron, deep under the surface of the planet, felt pain from this without knowing why. However, it was too late by the time Optimus Prime and his group caught up with Galvatron - he had already unleashed the Heart of Darkness into [[Vector Sigma]]. Galvatron declared his supposed victory as Cybertron crumbled apart and D-Void entered into the universe, but got hit by Arcee and Hardhead's landing craft. Galvatron then got up and shot Optimus Prime in the back while Optimus deliberated with Rodimus over whether to use the Matrix in order to save the universe. Galvatron declared himself the leader of the Cybertronians, but was then swatted by Cyclonus, furious that Cybertron had been destroyed. Galvatron pushed aside Cyclonus, but then realized how wrong he had been as he began to atomize, before Optimus Prime used the Matrix to revivify Vector Sigma, denying D-Void its dead world for a portal and so saving the universe from destruction. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

===The return===
[[File:RID24 i remember you.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Galvatron was believed dead by the Autobots following his apparent disintegration, {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} when in fact he had merely returned to the Dead Universe and reunited with Nemesis Prime, now freed from D-Void's influence and calling himself Nova Prime again. Being long-time comrades, the two
had no problem putting aside their little conflicts while under the spell of Heart of Darkness, and rejoined forces to focus on leaving the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Their way back was to be provided by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], Jhiaxus's understudy, {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} but his [[space bridge]] was lost, causing Nova Prime to lash out at Galvatron in rage. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Shockwave was soon able to provide a backup bridge in the form of Megatron, whom Galvatron and Nova Prime used a portal to journey back to the living universe. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron joined forces to put a stop to Shockwave's plan, beating Nova Prime back through the portal, but Galvatron was able to emerge and rip Megatron in half at the waist. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} He advocated pursuing the escaping Autobots and Decepticons only for Shockwave to overrule him. The Autobot Bumblebee came to him later to rescue the bisected Megatron. Galvatron easily bested the smaller Autobot, while mocking him that his short four million year war had made him soft. As he gloated about his longer war and superior skills, Megatron shot him unconscious. When he stirred, the two were gone. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} When Optimus Prime killed Nova Prime, Galvatron felt his death through his own link to the Dead Universe, which Shockwave took great interest in. When the [[Necrotitan]] fell Galvatron sulked that Cybertron would not get its new golden age. Shockwave then revealed that the master plan was never about Primes or Golden Ages but to fuel Cybertron forever and that Galvatron, himself would serve as conduit to absorb the energies of the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Galvatron was restrained by Monstructor while Jhiaxus used Galvatron's link to the Dead Universe in concert with the Time Drive to remove all its energy from the moment of its birth (causing it to always have been ''dead''). Galvatron demanded to know what Shockwave was planning and the scientist revealed that he was using the Ores from his Regenesis program to fulfill the Dark Cybertron prophecy and Galvatron was the link making it possible. When the Ores fused into Shockwave, he revealed to Galvatron he was creating an ultimate singularity that would bend all the resources of time and space to feed Cybertron for eternity. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Galvatron barely managed to limp away from Shockwave, only to meet Bumblebee and a repaired Megatron. Knowing he had made Shockwave's plan possible he submitted himself to the Decepticon leader's wrath and was only spared when Bumblebee convinced Megatron he was better than Galvatron. When Shockwave killed Bumblebee, Galvatron made his escape. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] later rescued Galvatron from the remains of [[Crystal City]]. When the Decepticons expressed shock that Megatron had changed sides, Galvatron agreed with them and suggested a new approach. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} This new approach was making Galvatron the new Decepticon leader.

Watching [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] transform to city mode, as shelter for the Autobots and civilian Cybertronians, Galvatron asked [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] where the Decepticons came from. Soundwave replied that they were a movement of working class Cybertronians that had risen up against their oppressors. Reminded of his talk with Alpha Trion from the first war and seeking a new purpose in life, Galvatron suggested the Decepticons form their own community and he offered to aid them. Soundwave suggested abandoning Cybertron for Earth. Galvatron assumed this meant he wanted to conquer the planet, but Soundwave clarified that they would be following the true Decepticon path: Peace. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

===Command of the Decepticons===
Reformatted into a mobile battle cannon, Galvatron led his new troops to [[Earth]], where they met up with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|General Witwicky]] and [[Marissa Faireborn|Director Faireborn]] and established an alliance with the [[Earth Defense Command]] through the information that Megatron had joined the Autobots and the help of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Galvatron did not enjoy the alliance, but relented to Soundwave's reasoning, as he did not live through the eras of [[Nominus Prime|Nominus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} In exchange for aid against the Autobots, the humans agreed to build the Decepticons a massive satellite orbiting [[Jupiter]] where they could reside. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five| Full Fathom Five}}

When the Autobots eventually showed up, Galvatron led his troops to ambush Optimus Prime at Thundercracker's home before the EDC showed up and placed the Autobots under arrest. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World| Hello Cruel World}} The battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons ended up in the town of [[Poverty Flat]], where Galvatron refused to disguise himself from the populace. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Into the battle, a "[[Mind Bomb]]" knocked out all the Decepticons, who were summarily beamed up to their ship. Galvatron's fury at this turn of events was abated when Soundwave informed him that through [[Scavenger (G1)|their spy]], they had found the location of Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

Tracing the Mind Bomb to an EDC facility, Galvatron and Soundwave beamed down to the building, confronting General Witwicky and [[Sanjay Bharwaney]]. After making a threat to kill the entire populations of [[New Mexico]] and [[Mexico|Old Mexico]] if the Mind Bomb were used on him again, Galvatron watched as the Autobots began their rescue attempt for Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five| Full Fathom Five}} Galvatron was given a demonstration on how the Mind Bomb could be used to fight off Cybertronian intruders as the weapon was used on Prowl. The weapon turned out to be a double-edged sword, however, as Prowl was able to use it to hack into the EDC's systems and fire the same missiles that had been previously used to attack the ''[[Ark-7]]'' on the Decepticon ship above the EDC base. In the aftermath of this attack, Galvatron confronted General Witwicky alone and admitted that, while he was impressed with the Mind Bomb, he could not forgive its use on himself and killed the general. Seizing the opportunity to slander the Autobots, Soundwave claimed to Faireborn that Prowl had killed Witwicky. {{Storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Shockwaves}} {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati}} {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}}}
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==Notes==
[[File:RID Galvatron Earth Mode Concept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*[[Simon Furman]] was very clear from the start that IDW Galvatron was not Megatron in any way, shape or form, time-traveller or otherwise.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/06/27/futures-past/ FUTURE’S PAST | simon furman]: Originally, Galvatron (as all fans of the original animated movie know) was the future version of Megatron, recreated by Unicron from the shattered remains of the former Decepticon leader. However, this Galvatron is NOT IDW Megatron in a new body. In fact, he pre-dates IDW Megatron... by some way.</ref> He did, however, spend some time teasing an Ultra Magnus/Galvatron fight in homage to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comic]], but had abandoned it by the time he wrote ''Revelation''.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/its-qa-time-again/ IT’S Q&A TIME AGAIN! | simon furman] ''
''20. You previously mentioned that we’d see Ultra Magnus vs Galvatron. Is this still going to happen?
SF) This was where my plans for Revelation/Expansion really did change, and not just because of the shift in format. Originally, I really wanted to have an Ultra Magnus/Galvatron smackdown in the tradition of the one from Target: 2006, but once I’d arranged all the players in Revelation I realised it just wasn’t going to work.</ref>
*Galvatron has a new tank body, with treads on his back in [[robot mode]], in ''Heart of Darkness'', despite still being depicted with his original IDW cannon body in the ''The Transformers: Infestation'' miniseries which was published earlier, but set during ''HoD''.
*Galvatron received a new earth mode body that transforms into mobile battle tank as of [[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|RID issue 28]].<ref>https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/466294118331990017/photo/1</ref>
*Galvatron has been identified as both Galvatron of [[Protohex]] (on the first Ark memorial statue) and Galvatron of the [[Darklands]] (by himself, in the present and during the war of the Thirteen Primes). It's unknown if the modern city-state of Protohex was built on what was once the Darklands, Protohex is within the region called the Darklands, or if these are two different locations and Galvatron's official origins were obscured for some reason under Nova Prime's regime.

==References==
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[[Category:Dead Universe]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformers]]

Unite! Liokaiser

2015-09-29T14:15:53Z

ZeroSD: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|series=Victory
|ep=19
|image=Uniteliokaiser.jpg
|caption=Having a tiny person stand on your crotch looks uncomfortable.
|title="Unite! Liokaiser"
|japanese=合体! ライオカイザー
|romaji=Gattai! Liokaiser
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[August 15|15 August]] 1989
|writer=[[Hiroyuki Hoshiyama]]
|director=[[Takao Yoshizawa]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
''' Trouble is brewing for Hellbat when the Breastforce bring in a new member, but to what lengths is he willing to go to ensure his place on the team when their ultimate power is finally revealed?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:UniteLiokaiser Hellbat mocked.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Aboard the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' on planet [[Micro]], the freshly-liberated [[Guyhawk]] is properly reunited with his [[Breastforce]] comrades, with the exception of [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]], who [[Leozack]] has had step outside. Hellbat's paranoia immediately gets the better of him and he listens in on the conversation, discovering that Leozack has summoned an old subordinate, [[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]], to take Hellbat's place on the team.

Meanwhile, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] and Governor [[Riker]] are busy scanning the planet to find some trace of the Breastforce, while speculating on why the villains put such effort into rescuing Guyhawk in the first place. Star Saber checks in with [[Holi]], who is out searching with [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]] and [[Clipper (Victory)|Clipper]], and directs him to investigate the mountains outside the city. As bad luck would have it, the trio spot Hellbat flying over the mountains and observe him trailing a green helicopter.

[[Image:Hellbat kills deathcobra.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
The helicopter, as it turns out, is Deathcobra, and Hellbat has intercepted him with the intention of making a request. The two transform to robot mode to discuss it, and Deathcobra is rather disgusted to find that Hellbat wants him to go back to where he came from so that he can ensure he will still have a place on the Breastforce team. Deathcobra swats him away in revulsion and moves to leave, forcing Hellbat to pull his weapon on his would-be teammate. Deathcobra dares him to shoot, marching up and seizing the weapon's barrel, but Hellbat even surprises himself when he winds up pulling the trigger, blasting Deathcobra in his side. Holi, Jean and Clipper choose this moment to arrive, peering at the pair of Decepticons from the edge of a nearby cliff just as Deathcobra returns fire on Hellbat. The terrified Breastforcer dives behind a nearby boulder, wailing that he didn't mean it and begging Deathcobra to stop as he fires back blindly over the top of the rock. When the shooting suddenly stops, however, Hellbat peeps out to see that... he's managed to accidentally score a fatal hit on Deathcobra, killing him! Unsurprisingly, Hellbat panics and starts coming up with ways to hide the body, but when he looks around, he spots the Autobot trio on the cliff, and inspiration strikes. He immediately transforms and races back to the ''Thunder Arrow'', where he blames Holi for Deathcobra's death.

[[Image:Leozack and deathcobra.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
As Holi and co. cautiously examine Deathcobra's body, Holi reports the strange occurrence to Star Saber, who tells them to be on their guard. Unfortunately, the warning comes just as the rest of the Breastforce appear, and Hellbat leads the charge on the three diminutive heroes. Star Saber immediately heads out to their rescue, arriving just in time to save an injured Clipper from Guyhawk. Although confused by Hellbat's claim that the Autobots are responsible for Deathcobra's death, Star Saber is ready for battle nonetheless, and manages to hold the Breastforce at bay, until Leozack makes a startling announcement, and orders the warriors to combine! The six Decepticons merge into [[Liokaiser (Victory)|Liokaiser]], and Star Saber, realizing why rescuing Guyhawk had been such a necessity, links up with the V-Star to take on the giant combiner. As Star Saber and Holi struggle with Liokaiser, Jean and Clipper race off to inform Riker. The fight does not go well—Holi is injured, and Star Saber is robbed of his sword, punctured by spiked rings and skewered by Liokaiser's staff before being laid out.

[[Image:Starsaber vs liokaiser.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
As Liokaiser presses his blaster into Star Saber's face, a shining figure suddenly descends out of the sky—[[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] has arrived to join the battle! Even God Ginrai cannot handle Liokaiser alone, but when he and Star Saber double-team the Decepticon combiner, the villain is overpowered and separates back into his component parts. As the Decepticons flee, Star Saber attempts to give chase, but collapses and is caught by God Ginrai. Star Saber thanks his friend, but God Ginrai tells him that ''he'' is the one who should be giving thanks, for all the help Star Saber has given him protecting his sector of space. Jean and Clipper return just as Holi is blaming himself for getting Star Saber injured, but Star Saber assures him that it was not his fault. Concerns for his health are now secondary—the Decepticons are on their way back to Earth, and the Autobots have to hurry and catch up to them!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] (8)
*[[Riker]] (9)
*[[Holi]] (10)
*[[Clipper (Victory)|Clipper]] (12)
*[[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Jallguar]] (1)
*[[Drillhorn (Victory)|Drillhorn]] (2)
*[[Killbison]] (3)
*[[Guyhawk]] (4)
*[[Leozack]] (5)
*[[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] (6)
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] (7)
*[[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]] (13)
*[[Kōmoribreast]] (14)
*[[Cobrabreast]] (15)
*[[Jaguarbreast]] (16)
*[[Hornbreast]] (17)
*[[Lionbreast]] (18)
*[[Bisonbreast]] (19)
*[[Hawkbreast]] (20)
*[[Liokaiser (Victory)|Liokaiser]] (21)

|c3=
*[[Jean Minakaze]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"This didn't turn out very well..."
:—'''Hellbat''' makes the understatement of the series.

{{Note|The following quotes are from the Omni Productions dub}}

"Darn Autobots! I swear I'll get revenge for you!"
:—'''Leozack'''

"Star Saber, you killed my best friend!"
:—'''Leozack''', again.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* After Hellbat shoots him the second time, the lower panels of Deathcobra's chest are yellow instead of green.
* The sides of Deathcobra's chest are completely yellow as Hellbat examines his remains.
* When Holi and Clipper first shoot at the Breastforce, their gunfire is pink instead of green.
* Drillhorn's chest is completely blue as Hellbat slides down the rocky slope to attack the Autobots, as though he had deployed his Breast Animal.
* As Holi and Clipper flee to cover, lasers are flying all around them. However, only Hellbat is firing in the previous scene; the rest of the Breastforce starts attacking in the next shot.
* Liokaiser's eyes are green instead of red when he is standing over Star Saber post-combination. This happens again while he twists his spear in Star Saber's arm.
* When Liokaiser first impales Star Saber's arm, his staff ends in a spearhead. When Star Saber rips the point out of his arm, it is a needle-like spine that appears to be a sharpened tip to the staff itself.
* The spikes on Liokaiser's ring projectiles go from long and thin to shorter and thicker between shots-compare the initial readying of the ring to when one of them slams in front of Clipper.
* As Star Saber attempts to attack a distracted Liokaiser, his helmet is blue instead of red. The error happens later on as he picks up his fallen sword.
* Star Saber's back is missing its injuries when Liokaiser knocks away the Saber Blade.
* When Liokaiser's second spiked ring hits Star Saber's back, the gash from the first one is slightly above it, parallel to the ring. When Star Saber falls in front of Holi, however, the gashes are slightly larger and crossed in an "X" shape.
* At one point, Liokaiser's rings fire several spikes into Star Saber's chest. The extent of the damage fluctuates for the rest of the battle, but is never quite the same as the initial impact would suggest.
* God Ginrai's facial proportions vary wildly across his scenes-compare his face as he moves in front of Star Saber after throwing Liokaiser to his face as he thanks Star Saber for covering his sector for the last few episodes.

===Transformers references===
* The Autobots and Decepticons have been on Planet Micro since "[[Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior]]". That episode also featured the debuts of Clipper and Riker, and established that Micro was under Ginrai's protection.
* The Breastforce rescued Guyhawk in the [[Rescue! Guyhawk|previous episode]]. This episode reveals why the rescue was so important.

===Trivia===
*This episode is another one which foregoes either of ''Victory''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s stock title cards and uses white text on a black screen.
*Seriously, the Breastforce believed that Holi and Clipper, a pair of ''Micromasters'', killed Deathcobra?
*Despite taking no obvious damage itself, Deathcobra's Breast Animal appears to have gone offline at the same time as Deathcobra himself, suggesting the Breast Animals are entirely dependent on their Breastforce partner.
*Isn't it slightly odd that Deathcobra has an Earth vehicle for an alt-mode, despite the fact he's yet to visit the planet? For that matter, all the Micromasters seem to turn into Earth cars too.
*From his dialogue with Hellbat, Deathcobra seems to have been a pretty upstanding, honest kind of guy (for a Decepticon). Among other things, when he believes Hellbat has come to escort him back to base, he is quite appreciative. Later on, after refusing Hellbat's request to leave, he informs the schemer he will say nothing of his pathetic plea simply because they are fellow Decepticons. The good die young, it seems.
*Despite all the talk about how evil the Decepticons are, Leozack is actually pretty torn up about Deathcobra's death. He even sounds like he's barely holding back tears at one point. Of course, he then orders the Breastforce to massacre the Micromasters.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''The New Combination Robot, Liokaiser'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 22]], [[1991]]
::* Clipper says her legs have been injured rather than her arm.
::* After the big battle, rather than announcing that she's called for a relief squad, Clipper offers Star Saber the use of a first aid kit.

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''El Nuevo Robot Destructor'''" ("The New Robot Destroyer")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Victory'' — DVD Box 01 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 3 — ''Transformers: Victory'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Victory'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) — Optional [[Omni Productions|Omni]] dub. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) — Optional Omni dub.

[[Category:Victory episodes]]

Talk:Tempo

2015-09-28T07:41:31Z

ZeroSD: Do we need this page?

Do we need this page? I mean, Tempo is the current Carcer, so it's basically two pages for the same ship. [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 03:41, 28 September 2015 (EDT)

Talk:Titan (group)

2015-09-28T07:37:08Z

ZeroSD: /* Possible rename to "Metrotitan (group)"? */

== Operation Combination ==

Can Operation Combination's Metrobase be considered a Metrotitan? [[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 21:09, 23 September 2012 (EDT)

== Possible rename to "Metrotitan (group)"? ==

Given how vastly different Chela - and possibly some other - Metrotitans appear, would it be more prudent to change the parenthetical to (group) or something like that? Just a thought. [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] ([[User talk:Magaroja|talk]]) 07:31, 26 September 2015 (EDT)
:That would make sense to me... [[User:ZeroSD|ZeroSD]] ([[User talk:ZeroSD|talk]]) 03:37, 28 September 2015 (EDT)

Transformer romance

2015-09-28T07:32:25Z

ZeroSD: /* Generation 1 */

[[File:Orionpax.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"I'll spend the rest of my existence trying to save his afterburner, then he finally returns the favor by [[#Sex|plugging into me]] while I am unconscious. Ours is a healthy relationship."]]
Some will vehemently refuse to admit it exists. Others ''really'' don't care about [[Transformers brand|the brand]] beyond it. Regardless of [[Fandom|opinions]], [[Transformer]]s engaging in or pursuing interaction of a '''romantic nature''' is a well-established element in pretty much every continuity. For the most part, Transformers are observed searching for romantic partners amongst their own kind, but attraction to organic lifeforms and even non-living objects has been documented as well.

Some wonder why a species that likely does not [[Reproduction|reproduce]] sexually would participate in behavior that in other creatures exists as a means to promote sex and thereby new life. While a definitive answer to this has yet to be given, the question as to why Transformers become romantically involved with one another can be approached from a different angle. Transformers are a highly social species. This is shown through their very human-like society, interpersonal interactions, [[Relatives|familial relationships]], and even the fairly common practice of merging [[Combiner|bodies]] and minds. If these are not frowned upon, then why should social connections of the romantic kind be regarded much differently, if at all? Perhaps there is no reason for them to engage in romance, but then there is equally no reason for them not to.

Though rather obscure, there is even an official term for two Transformers in a relationship: "[[spark]]mates". Existing as a [[Fan fiction|fan term]] mostly, it has been used in two official sources, the end-of-game [[bio]] for [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], in reference to her and [[Tigatron]], in the Nintendo 64 version of the "[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]" video game<ref>''Beast Wars Transmetals'' end-of-game bios - [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/756a36c7076a7195?dmode=source transcription]</ref> and again in [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]. In addition, [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]]'s [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code info]] appears to refer to Transformer marriage in stating that he and [[Joyride (Cybertron)|his lifebond partner]] "joined together under the [[Covenant of Primus]]".

Most recently the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]] ongoing series, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'', refers to a Transformer in a committed, intimate partnership as a "[[Conjunx Endura]]",

==Orientation==
[[File:Gayforgalvatron.jpg|center|1000px|thumb|<center>[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|It will forever be a shame he wasn't in ''Cybertron'']].</center>]]

The most common observation of Cybertronian romance is between a male and a [[female Transformer]]. Considering the general scarcity of female Transformers, and perhaps the absence of [[Reproduction|sexual reproduction]], this is a rather interesting if odd situation. Second to that are the number of noted relations between a Transformer and an organic, equally so almost solely between a (nominally) male and female. These become more frequent as the gender balance becomes less even, even if that is a direct result of Transformers allegedly being genderless. Third in line come "couples" that consist of a Transformer fawning over a not-living object, often regarding it as of the opposite gender.

Until recently, same-gender interests were comparatively rare. The Japanese version of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' had [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] as a male, making ''his'' relation with [[Tigatron]] the first known instance of a homosexual Transformer couple.<ref name="Airazorboy">The reason the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' dub had Airazor male was because Takara hoped to increase toy sales that way. Therefore, the relationship with [[Tigatron]] was initially played off somewhat differently to avoid complaints of homosexuality. Tigatron was presented as a samurai retainer with protective feelings towards his young ward, their closeness addressed in a "brotherly" sort of way. Despite that, there was still enough innuendo left over for the gender-bending to become noticeable. The end of the matter came with the sequence in "[[Other Visits (Part 1)]]" when Airazor and Tigatron stare into each other's eyes while holding hands and slowly leaning in for a kiss. Since little could be done with that scene, the dub team had Airazor fully "come out" and begin to express his affection for Tigatron just before the two of them were abducted by the Vok. Japanese magazine editors, responding to letters from confused young fans, gently explained that "some people are just like that".</ref> At a distance follow ''Energon'' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]], who had the (unrequited) hots for [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], and Generation 1 [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], who may have been gay in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]].<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/2ugos3 Matt Moylan reveals a little secret about Sunstreaker at tfw2005.com]</ref> ([[Dick Gautier]] jokingly "confirmed" that [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] is gay at [[BotCon 2002]], in response to panel-mate [[Michael McConnohie]] being asked if [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] was. This is obviously not canon.) The current IDW Ongoing Comic [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]] introduced several current and past romantic relationships that centred around mnemosurgeon [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], as well as floating the potential for other "canon couples" in the title.

Transformer/organic relations are not any richer in this regard. [[Paddles (character)|Paddles]] had a clear fondness of the humans [[Randall]] and [[Ed (student)|Ed]], and [[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]] and [[Ga'mede]] ''might'' have something going between them, but that's about it. A note could be made on the fair chance that Tigatron's [[beast mode]] represents a female tiger and was scanned from his partner [[Snowstalker]], yet that is speculation at best.

[[File:2 Transformers at the Ark-1 Memorial Statue.jpg‎|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Bender from ''Futurama'' finds a friend at the Ark 1 Memorial Statue...]]

The real-world explanation for the overall scarcity of anything specific between two of the same gender is that ''Transformers'' above all exists [[to sell toys]] to children and so has to play in on the wishes and expectations of the assumed general audience. Even if attitude is improving, heterosexuality is still the default assumption and least controversial option in all-ages fiction. Outside of an accident in translation<ref name="Airazorboy" /> and a few [[Knock Out (Prime)|sneaked-in jokes]] for older viewers, the default is still for writers to haul up Arcee or insert a new female (Transformer) to fill the romance niche than play up that sort of interaction in same gender context.

However, the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comics have a traditionally older audience. This led to the glass ceiling being shattered when ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' depicted [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] in a millennia-long relationship, in which they were named as each other's "significant other"... and this relationship was not the first either have had, and Chromedome may or may not have been dating ''[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'' before that.<ref>[http://theunderbase.libsyn.com/the-underbase-deconstructs-shadowplay "The Underbase Podcast Deconstructs Shadowplay"], 17:17 - 14:58</ref> The relationship is perhaps not out-and-out romance as humans would think or feel it, but author [[James Roberts]] has commented that this is because he imagines Transformers ''don't'' have relationships in exactly the same way humans do; he leaves no doubt that "Chromedome and Rewind each regard the other as the most important person in their life."<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=12651&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20 James Roberts on Chromedome and Rewind on the IDW forums]</ref> That Rewind out-and-out says "I love you" in a message to Chromedome only hammers it home. Hasbro has been totally cool with IDW doing this.<ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:40:47 to 01:41:24]</ref> This measure was later followed up by the introduction of the first same-gender female couple in Transformers history, as well as the first example of attraction between members of different genders in IDW {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

(And yes, there is the fact that IDW has previously established that Transformers are genderless in their continuity, but let's not kid ourselves about what we're seeing here.)
{{-}}

==Sex==
[[File:KP001.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Oh, Convoy! Your shift lever is dirty," Marissa exclaims. "It must be from when I spilled soft serve ice cream on you before. I will wipe it clean for you now." (''NOTE: We didn't make that up. That actually, [[canon]]ically happened.'')]]

The [[Unofficial guidebooks#Prime Targets|hints]] are few and far between, but ''Transformers'' is not devoid of the possibility Transformers might engage in sexual activities (for recreational purposes). [[Kiss]]ing is a regularly observed sign of affection and in [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' episode]] "[[Return of the Immortal Emperor]]", [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] was rather thrilled he got to see [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transform. Nevertheless, ''Beast Wars'' was the first to pick up the subject in a more direct manner: in the episode "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] offers to take [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] to what sounds like a Cybertronian version of a strip club, and later slyly makes a double entendre regarding Silverbolt's suspected kinky activities with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]].

Rape euphemisms are commonly inserted in the Japanese dubs of Western ''Transformers'' programs for, ''uh'', "humor". The Japanese dub of "[[Maximal, No More#Foreign localization|Maximal, No More]]" has Rattrap, thinking himself about to be stabbed by [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], ask his attacker to penetrate him "gently, because I've heard the first time can hurt." The Japanese dub of "[[Predatory#Foreign localization|Predatory]]", reworked from a slasher movie homage to a parody of Pepe Le Pew cartoons, has [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] spewing a lengthy string of sexual declarations (some thinly veiled, some not-so-much) as she amorously pursues [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack]] (including singing a Japanese folk song about a woman raping a man).

References and innuendoes have become increasingly more common in recent years. [[Scarlett]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had a suggestive conversation about "riding" him in "[[Wolves]]", and in "[[The Art of War issue 3]]", Arcee promised Bumblebee to "rotate his tires" if he could beat her, to which he responded with a most enthusiastic "Wooo-Hooo!". In the Dreamwave issue "[[Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation]]", [[:File:Infestation crotchrot.jpg|one remark from Sunstreaker]] might suggest the existence of Transformer S.T.D.'s. In the ever-questionable ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' double-entendres ran rife, with one of the most disturbing involving Optimus Prime deriving pleasure from [[Marissa Faireborn]] polishing his stick shift and rubbing the rim of his gas tank, which are pretty clear metaphors for... well... y'know.

And that's about as far as we're going to broach the subject. If you ''really'' want to know more on the matter of Transformer sex, an exciting world of [[fan fiction]] awaits you. Take note that doing so will be at your own risk, and [[Main Page|TFWiki]] accepts no liability for any psychological trauma incurred.

{{See also|Reproduction#Sexual reproduction|l1=Sexual Reproduction}}

==Transformer - Transformer==
{{bigquote|But me Grimlock still taller than ''you''. That why Spider-Lady like me Grimlock best.|[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], making sure no one else tries a move on his love interest|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}

Most commonly, Transformers stick to their own kind when becoming romantically entangled. This is to be expected, as those of their own kind share the cultural and bio-technological mindset that makes their personalities more likely to be compatible. Despite the low number of female Transformers, most relations seen thus far are between a female and a male. What this means for Transformer culture - Are relations something rare? Is there programming or something that only connects a male to a female and vice versa? And if so, why does it exist? - goes unexplained.

In one universe, a Transformer can designate another Transformer his [[Conjunx Endura]], or significant other.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
[[File:Disclosure CSSB-16 Devcon & co.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I didn't know giant robots '''had''' testosterone."]]
*[[Elita One]] (Ariel) - [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (Orion Pax)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] - [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] - [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]
*Arcee - [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]
*Arcee - [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters}}
*Arcee - [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|The Art of War}}
*[[Nancy]] - [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
*[[Octane (G1)|Octane]] once tried to tune in an image of a [[Cheesecake robot|disturbingly sexualized unnamed female robot]]. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}
*Technically or something, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] is married to [[Giga|him]]/[[Mega|her]]self. {{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce}}
*[[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] - [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deszaras]] who, unique to other Transformers relationships, are explicitly stated to be husband and wife. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory}}
*[[Clipper (Victory)|Clipper]] - [[Holi]] {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory}}
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] blushed and was a little lost on words when Clipper complimented him. Holi didn't like this. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}
*[[Rescue Patrol Team|The rest of Holi's team]] is sad they don't have girlfriends. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}
*[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] found himself some [[Devcon's galpal|pleasant company]] on [[Spaceport CSSB-16]]. {{storylink|Disclosure}}
*[[San D-Go]] once had plans to marry [[Discharge]], apparently directly inspired by that aspect of [[human]] culture. Whether there was an actual romantic relationship involved is unknown. {{storylink|San D-Go|San D-Go's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Raker]] is a shameless flirt to female robots. {{storylink|Raker|Raker's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] is planning on getting himself a whole harem of girl-bots. {{Storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}
*[[Magnum]] has a [[:File:Magnumsgirlfriend.jpg|girlfriend]]. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had parents when he crashed on [[Quintessa]]. {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] once dated [[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]], and is a bit of a skirt-chaser in general. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}
*[[Side Burn (G1)|Side Burn]] has a thing for fembots (specifically ones in red) and isn't above impersonating [[Dion|an elite guardsman]] to get sympathy. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}}
** And thinks [[Lyzack (Victory)|Lyzack|a femicon with a sword]] is hot. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}}
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] - [[Dominus Ambus]] {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] - [[Pivot]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] - [[Mach]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] - [[Scattergun]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] - [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] {{storylink|Shadowplay (disambiguation)|Shadowplay}} (possibly)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] - [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] {{storylink|Before & After}}
*[[Brainstorm]] had an unreciprocated love for [[Quark]] {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}
*[[Proxima]] - [[Acceleron]] {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}
*[[Sparkstalker]] has gone on at least one date with [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]]
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] - [[Horri-Bull]] {{storylink|The Transgressors}}
*[[Greenlight]] - [[Lancer]] {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

====Beast Era====
[[File:ScyllaMolest1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bad touch is good humor if done by a girl.]]
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] - [[Tigatron]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] - [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] all had crushes on [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had feelings towards her that we'll leave to the imagination.
*[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] - [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] - [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095128/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Wed_19_Jan_2000.html ''Transformers: Beast Machines Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)'' Wed, 19 Jan 2000], by [[Bob Skir]]</ref>
*[[Scylla]] and [[Artemis]] both fancy [[Scuba]]. In turn, [[Bighorn]] has a crush on Scylla, while Artemis also likes [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]].
*While technically not a Transformer, [[DNAVI]] is in love with [[Guiledart]].
*[[Rāge]] - [[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]] {{storylink|To Jellyfish with Love! Cry Out, Stampy Blade}}

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] displays romantic interest in [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon}}
*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] - [[Joyride (Cybertron)|Joyride]] {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Downshift's Cyber Key Code info}}
*[[Shortround]] fancies [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]. Naturally, she does not reciprocate.
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] - [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Just about anybody]] [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|who's big and powerful]].
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] is quite the skirt chaser. He used to have a relation with a "cute scooter",<ref>From context, the best guess is [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] was talking about a Transformer.</ref> but eventually dumped her. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} He also harbored a secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Ransack's Cyber Key Code info}} and tried to win over Thunderblast by winning the [[Speedia 500]]. {{storylink|Beginning}}
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] tried to cheer up the ''[[Upstart]]'''s crew by reminding them of the perks of seeking out the colony worlds. Starting his list came "naive small planetoid femme-bots." ...Yes. Let's hope that when he closed his speech with "all of it untouched for centuries or more... until we show up," he was only talking about the energon reserves at the end of the list. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}
*[[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] and his bodyguard [[Scorpia]] had a love that bypassed rank but, in the end, his duty meant he had to leave her. Answering questions about this leave him quiet, and sad. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====Live-action movies====
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] claims to have a mother and a father. Primus knows what [[Relatives|that]] means, but we might as well try to be complete about this list. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
* In her spare time, [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] runs a lonely-hearts ad column called Arcee's soulmates. Many 'bots write letters in for it mostly expecting replies from other 'bots. {{storylink|Star Screams}}
* In the letters page of the comic of the films, [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] flirts right back with a cop-cycle OC called Hotwire.

====Transformers Animated====
[[File:TFA Black Friday ME GRIMLOCK IN LOVE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In case you needed visual recognition that he has the hots for her.]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] used to date [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] until, [[Along Came a Spider|well...]] {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] and [[Wasp|Wasp/Waspinator]] each have (had) a one-sided crush on [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]].
*Blackarachnia and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] seem to have feelings for each other. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] flirted with [[Slipstream (Animated)|his female clone]] upon meeting her. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] once considered [[Afterburn]] dreamy. It is unclear if this opinion is to be attributed to her dormant Transformer half though. {{storylink|Transformers Animated (Titan)|Transformers Animated}}
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] - [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|Strika's tech spec bio}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] has an unnamed girlfriend from [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] once believed [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] wanted to go steady with him. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}
*[[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] - [[Rattletrap]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] - [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
*[[Glyph (Animated)|Glyph]] and [[Volks (Animated)|Volks]] used to date long ago. And Volks is something of a Ladiesbot217-type. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

====TransTech====
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] is obsessed (but very unlucky) with fembots. Among his unsuccessful projects are [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}
*[[Crystal Widow]] had an unnamed lover before becoming stuck in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}
*One of the ways [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] can be bribed is by "providing her with a handsome companion", according to Crystal Widow. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

====Shattered Glass====
*[[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]] - [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}
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====Prime====
* [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] once expressed feelings for [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} Looks like even [[Cybertronian]] love hurts too. {{storylink|Crossfire}}
* Ratchet, in a [[Synthetic Energon]]-induced daze of strength and adrenaline, flirtatiously winked at Arcee, causing a very awkward response from the latter. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] hinted at an infatuation between each other until [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] killed the moment. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

==Transformer - organic==
{{bigquote|We don't have to be the same outside to share the same feeling inside.|[[Alana]] speaks words every Autobot Commander dreads|"[[Sea Change]]"}}

Perhaps because [[reproduction]] does not seem to be a motivation for them to become romantically involved or perhaps because finding a proper partner among their own kind is not always an easy task, more than one Transformer at one point in their life made nice with an organic lifeform. However, virtually nothing is known about how the long-term cases worked out, what with physical differences such as size, [[Life cycle|lifespan and aging]], and [[Transformer#Culture|cultural differences]] - up front the constant influence of the war.

As to why organic lifeforms sometimes get head-over-heels for beings that can't fulfill the very reason they seek out partners, is another matter. In the case of humans, [[fan fiction|several authoritative works]] have been written on relevant aspects of their biology. Readers are advised to seek them out for further reference.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
[[File:Pgalove.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Powerglide (G1)|PG]][[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|A]] PDA]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]] {{storylink|Showdown!}}
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] took a deep liking to [[Joy Meadows]] {{storylink|The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK Marvel comics}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] believed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s care for [[Cindy Newell]] was of the "nudge. nudge. wink. wink." variety. {{storylink|Fire on High!}}
*[[:File:Nomates.jpg|While Cloudburst clumsily tried to explain the First One ''why'' he wasn't interested in her]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] got cozy in the next room with several other [[Femax]]ians. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
*[[Stranglehold]] had a dream involving two ladies there for his affections. They are supposedly organic-based, because while Stranglehold's humanoid appearance is his [[Pretender]] shell, female Transformers officially don't exist in the Marvel continuity, so it's not likely they are Pretenders. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] - [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] - [[Alana]] {{storylink|Sea Change}}
*[[Michelle]] totally got it on with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]]. Though to be fair, he was human at the time. {{storylink|Only Human}}
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had a thing for [[Papika (Headmasters)|Papika]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}
*[[Lander (Masterforce)|Lander]] once was in the middle of a date but unceremoniously ditched [[Madonna (Masterforce)|his partner]] after he got an emergency-call from [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] quite fell for [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]]'s charms. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] - [[Marissa Faireborn]] {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] - [[Scarlett]] {{storylink|Transformers/G.I. Joe}}
*[[Glide]] is known to pick up cute human girls and give them rides on his motorcycle mode. {{storylink|Glide|Glide's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Autorooper]] - [[Atari Hitotonari (KP)|Atari Hitotonari]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] - [[Shaoshao Li (KP)|Shaoshao Li]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] - [[Marissa Faireborn]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] drives faster if he smells [[Junko Shiragami (BA)|Junko Shiragami]]'s marigold-scented hair. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk}}
*[[Paddles (character)|Paddles]] took a deep liking to [[Randall]] and [[Ed (student)|Ed]]. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}

====Beast Era====
*[[Tigatron]] - [[Snowstalker]]
*''Possibly, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] once fell for a female gorilla.'' {{storylink|A Greater Ape}}
*When [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] was singing, he attracted a lot of female frogs out of his expectation. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] - [[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada}}

====Live-action film series====
[[File:ROTF-Wheeliedryhumpsaleg.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|See it like this: rather a leghugger than a [[Matrixspawn|facehugger]].]]
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] thought that [[Mikaela Banes]] was hot. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*He later shifted his attentions to [[Carly Spencer]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====''Prime''====
*In the Japanese dub, [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] is head-over-heels in love with [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack]], even going so far as to aggressively propose marriage to him (Jack, incidentally, does not reciprocate the affection). {{storylink|Predatory#Foreign localization|Mystery Insect Transformation! Forest of the Spider Woman!}}

{{--}}

==Transformer - non-living object==
{{bigquote|And when we get back home, I want Bumblebee to meet my brother's convertible. We call her Juanita, and I think the two of them will get along just fine.|[[Luisa]], quite likely one of the very few humans who does not find this an awkward subject|"[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]"}}

While the ability to at least exchange thoughts can explain the interest some Transformers have for beings not belonging to their own kind, that pretty much doesn't go for the interest some of them have for non-living objects. Unless the fact they often treat them as if alive has something to do with it. This is possibly not as odd as it seems: Transformers are, after all, [[Alternate mode|part object themselves]], some even having been upgraded from a mere piece of machinery. In that sense, it is perhaps harder to understand why it doesn't happen more often. Fancy that sleek piece of car? Oh, so it's one of those ''not'' talking back? [[Sacred implement|Nothing that can't be helped!]] Or alternatively, it comes very close to the real thing and one can be certain not to be rejected by it.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
*[[Luisa]] wanted to introduce [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to her brother's convertible "Juanita". Bumblebee seemed to appreciate that plan. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}}
*[[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Pretender|his own Pretender shell]] {{storylink|Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus's toy bio}}
*[[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] and the [[Running Cogs Award for Captivating Journalism]] {{storylink|Around Cybertron #17}}

====Robots in Disguise====
[[File:Sideburn's Obsession Sideburntricycle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'Burn tricycle]]
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] has a thing for pretty red sportcars.

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[QuickFire]] - [[Starheart]] {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

====Live-action movies====
* Dialog from their [[trans-scan]] of new [[alternate mode]]s may suggest [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] had sexual thoughts towards their new alternate modes.<ref>Mudflap: "This is my booty call right here. Time to get my sexy on with the green. (beatboxes)" {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}</ref>

====Transformers Animated====
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] like sportcars almost as much as Side Burn does. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}
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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformer culture]]

The Beast Within

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=''Transformers: The Beast Within''
|next=The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences
|title="The Beast Within"
|image=The Beast Within 1.jpg
|caption=Grimlock has a Chest Burster.
|publisher=[[Metrodome]]
|date=May 2004 (included with ''Season 2, Part 2'' DVD set)
|script=[[Darren Jamieson]]
|art=[[Dylan Gibson]]
}}
A profound and moving narrative that forces the audience to re-evaluate all conceptions of their identity. Both thrilling and immersive, "'''The Beast Within'''" redefines the era as it forces a new standard of storytelling. Starting on an epic battle comparable to ''The Lord of the Rings'' or ''Akira'', but the conflict pales in comparison to the internal emotional struggle of Grimlock as he is forced to restrain his own emotions for the sake of his tactical ideology. Pushed to both physical and psychological limits, he and his compatriots do the unthinkable and fuse, physically and conceptually, into a unified truth that mirrors us all. But with the revelation of this most sacred ability comes a new threat to the Autobots… a threat that is somehow familiar.

==Synopsis==
[[Image:THE BEAST.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Yes, this thing is canon. I hate you all.]]
In the war-torn battlefields of an [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] battle, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] mediates on releasing his full power onto the ruthless Decepticons. But, alas, he cannot! For if he let go of any restraint, he would let loose the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]]! The casualties mount; despite losses on their side, the Decepticons are gaining victory! [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is battered and surrounded by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his troops.

Truly, Grimlock has no choice; he must release the Beast within! With Grimlock calling out, "Dinobots! UNITE!!!", a large number of wires sprout out from everywhere. The end result is an awesome titan of power! Stricken with fear, Megatron orders the Decepticons to destroy the massive creature! [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] forms! The opposing titans battle, but it is already lost for Predaking, for a slash of the Beast's sword takes care of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] combiner. The [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] try to attack the Beast, but their attacks are pitiful! The Beast destroys them in one fell swoop! [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] are next, but the Beast simply tears them apart, and does the same for [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], even though the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] combiner pleads for his life, The Decepticons then retreat.

With no Decepticons left to destroy, the Beast turns to the Autobots! Prime calls to Grimlock to regain mental control, but the Beast utters one thing… "K …I …L …L".
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
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* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (3)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (12)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (13)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (14)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (15)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (16)
* [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] (17)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (18)
* [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (20)
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (22)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (24)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
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* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (27)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (31)
* [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (32)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (33)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (38)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (41)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (42)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (45)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (49)
* [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] (50)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (56)
* [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (66)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (67)
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* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (5)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (6)
* [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (7)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (8)
* [[Octane (G1)|Octane]] (9)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (10)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (11)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (19)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (21)
* [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (23)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (25)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (28)
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* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (29)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (30)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (34)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (35)
* [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (36)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (37)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (39)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (40)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] or [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (41)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (44)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (46)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (47)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (48)
* [[Viewfinder]] (51)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] [[FIRRIB|or]] [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (52)
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* [[Spectro]] (53)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (54)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (55)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (57)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (58)
* [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (59)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (60)
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (61)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (62)
* [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (63)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (64)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (65)
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==Notes==
*The author, Darren Jamieson, has defended his writing, stating that "The Beast Within" is understandable to those who don't expect exposition, and the incoherence was a foregone conclusion of limited pages.<ref name="afraiddino">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-general-discussion/267500-anyone-afraid-dinobot-combiner-10.html#post4149462 "Anyone afraid of the Dinobot combiner?"], TFW2005, September 2009.</ref> Because there's [[Earthforce|no way]] to tell [[(Double) Deal of the Century!|standalone]] [[Transformers: Energon (mini-comic)|stories]] with a [[Transformers: Mosaic|very limited page number]].
* This comic cannot take place in any previously-established continuity, due to the various characters being alive alongside other characters who were not around at certain times, the rampant gratuitous deaths, etc.
* As far as [[Hasbro]] is concerned, "There never was a Dinobot combiner."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090820093433/http://www.actionfigs.com/index.php?categoryid=21&p2_articleid=2471 Official Hasbro Q&A] (archive)</ref> While the most likely explanation for this comment is that this particular Hasbro representative is unaware of an obscure UK only DVD pack-in comic it's also possible Hasbro has tried to erase "The Beast Within" from [[canon]] entirely using special canon [[cannon]]s.<ref>Under {{SITENAME SHORT}}'s [[canon]] policies, once something is canon, it remains canon.</ref>
*[[Simon Furman]] is thanked for "help and support in the production of this comic." One can only wonder what "help" this was, but it's best not to contemplate what this comic might have been like without it.
* Gibson stated that he wanted the comic to look like a Transformers comic [[Dreamwave Productions|you could buy off the shelf]], which explains the [[Pat Lee]] like art.
* This issue features digitally-applied lettering (in Comic Sans) that is rarely aligned correctly and features virtually no periods or commas.
* Grimlock's line "I cannot let him out…not again" hints at a prior appearance of the Beast that the world was fortunate enough to avoid witnessing. The second part to this story would confirm this, specifying that the Beast was let loose 4 million years ago in its prologue.
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] never appear as individuals, only as the component parts of their respective combined forms.

===Errors===
*This comic was produced.

===Covers===
[[Image:The Beast Within 1 full.jpg|thumb|200px|We made our love on wasteland...]]
*Grimlock goes all tentacley while Optimus watches, mocked by Megatron and Soundwave, and Starscream does his best chicken impression.

:Cover by Dylan Gibson.

==References==
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